Friday Bae Founder Benoit Palix Discusses Brand's Gen Z Focus

Friday Bae Founder Benoit Palix Discusses Brand's Gen Z Focus

French sexual wellness brand Friday Bae is aiming to disrupt the market with its genderfluid, inclusive pleasure products. With bright pops of color for Gen Z and millennials to swoon over, Friday Bae is merging creativity and education for fans, dubbed the “Bae Squad.”

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Thu, 10 April 2025

Self Serve's Matie Fricker on Promoting Sex-Positivity in Albuquerque

Self Serve's Matie Fricker on Promoting Sex-Positivity in Albuquerque

For 18 years, Self Serve has been providing a sex-positive space for adult toys and resources to folks in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The story behind its success is all about making connections: connecting with your passion, with your business partner, with your customers, with your staff and with your community.

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Tue, 8 April 2025

Rising Streamer Odette Parker on Embracing Fans and Building a Welcoming Community

Rising Streamer Odette Parker on Embracing Fans and Building a Welcoming Community

Picture a nice Midwestern girl from a small town. She’s in her mid-20s, working in middle management and “very single.” One night, she’s just blowing off some steam with Regina — her vibrator’s name — when she pulls up a live camming site.

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Sat, 15 March 2025

Balancing Pro Shoots With Indie Content Creation

Balancing Pro Shoots With Indie Content Creation

Even in an era when content creators exercise an unprecedented level of control over their own careers, many still find it rewarding and worthwhile to shoot for professional adult studios, rather than just create for premium social media and clip platforms.

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Fri, 14 March 2025

Meet the Up-and-Coming Pleasure Brands of 2025

Meet the Up-and-Coming Pleasure Brands of 2025

Over the past year, the pleasure industry has witnessed the emergence of new brands across various adult retail categories — brands that are now entering 2025 with ambitious goals for success and growth in their sophomore year.

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Thu, 13 March 2025

A Creator's Guide to Avoiding Burnout

A Creator's Guide to Avoiding Burnout

As everyone knows by now, the landscape of adult entertainment has undergone a significant transformation. Today, being a “porn star” often necessitates the equally — if not more — demanding role of a successful online creator. Platforms like Instagram, TikTok and OnlyFans have become integral to an adult performer’s career.

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Wed, 12 March 2025

WIA Profile: Nefertiti Mitchell

WIA Profile: Nefertiti Mitchell

Local retailers are the backbone of the pleasure industry. Driven by passionate business owners who are deeply dedicated to sexual wellness, brick-and-mortar stores serve as safe spaces that uplift and delight customers — while greasing the wheels of commerce for manufacturers and distributors.

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Tue, 11 March 2025

Sweetie Fox Climbs From Cosplay Queen to Pornhub Sensation

Sweetie Fox Climbs From Cosplay Queen to Pornhub Sensation

Sweetie Fox never expected, or even aspired, to become the top-ranked model on Pornhub. It just turned out that way. Born in the city of Yekaterinburg, located east of the Ural Mountains in central Russia, Fox was always drawn to art and design.

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Mon, 10 March 2025

Industry Vet Mike Savage Discusses Comeback, Goals With Full Circle Distribution

Industry Vet Mike Savage Discusses Comeback, Goals With Full Circle Distribution

"We never know where life’s going to take us,” says Mike Savage. He should know. The pleasure biz veteran, who describes himself as “a poor Irish kid from Philly,” first made his name in the adult retail biz over the course of a nearly 40-year career.

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Sun, 9 March 2025

WIA Profile: Laurel Bencomo

WIA Profile: Laurel Bencomo

Born in Cambridge, England but raised in Spain, Laurel Bencomo initially chose to study business at the University of Barcelona simply because it felt familiar — both of her parents are entrepreneurs. She went on to earn a master’s degree in sales and marketing management at the EADA Business School, while working in events for a group of restaurants in Barcelona.

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Fri, 7 March 2025

Sensually Yours Founder Shellee Rose on Boosting Sex Positivity in Hawaii

Sensually Yours Founder Shellee Rose on Boosting Sex Positivity in Hawaii

Honolulu pleasure store Sensually Yours has served Hawaii for 40 years, establishing itself as a top destination for adult products. Founder and President Shellee Rose says her most important strategy for achieving four decades of success has been prioritizing customers.

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Thu, 6 March 2025

Gregory Dorcel on Building Upon His Brand's Signature Legacy

Gregory Dorcel on Building Upon His Brand's Signature Legacy

“Whether reflected in the storyline or the cast or even the locations, the entertainment we deliver is based on fantasy,” he elaborates. “Our business is not, and never has been, reality. People who are buying our content aren’t expecting reality, or direct contact with stars like you can have with OnlyFans,” he says.

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Wed, 5 March 2025

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