Tips for Reeling in Retail Customers When Sales Dry Up

Tips for Reeling in Retail Customers When Sales Dry Up

When consumers are recovering from holiday stress, shopping is the last thing on their minds. So once the holiday rush is over, retail businesses often struggle with a steep decline of sales leading into the new year. Still, not all good things must come to an end!

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Thu, 27 April 2023

Vendo Leverages AI Tech, Global Expertise for Clients

Vendo Leverages AI Tech, Global Expertise for Clients

From inception, Vendo has focused on overcoming five main roadblocks that can prevent an interested shopper from turning into a paying customer: language, pricing and currency, customer service, payment methods, and fraud and risk management.

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Wed, 26 April 2023

How Adult Retailers' Expertise Outshines Mainstream

How Adult Retailers' Expertise Outshines Mainstream

Pandemic lockdowns and curbside pickups got many folks accustomed to shopping online, but now the allure of shopping in person has begun to return, and brick-and-mortar retailers need to meet that demand.

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Tue, 25 April 2023

Implications of the Utah Social Media Regulation Act

Implications of the Utah Social Media Regulation Act

Recently, I penned an article for the February 2023 edition of XBIZ World Magazine, analyzing the impact of Louisiana’s age verification law, HB 142. Fast-forward just a few months and now the Utah legislature has passed an amended version of Senate Bill 152, the Utah Social Media Regulation Act.

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Mon, 24 April 2023

Tapping Into Chargeback Prevention Strategies

Tapping Into Chargeback Prevention Strategies

It’s no secret that chargebacks can be a major pain point for business owners. Not only do they lead to lost profits, but they can also increase the risk of fraud and damage customer relationships.

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Sat, 22 April 2023

Break Free From High-Risk Banking Stigma

Break Free From High-Risk Banking Stigma

One of the biggest challenges we face in our industry is the inability to obtain banking facilities to operate a business. The adult industry is a constant target and is considered by many to have unstable business practices. While this is not true, it is a major public perception problem.

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Fri, 21 April 2023

Why the 'G-Spot' Is More Than a Spot

Why the 'G-Spot' Is More Than a Spot

When it comes to sex, pleasure and anatomy, few things are as lauded, debated, fixated on or misunderstood as the so-called G-spot. Yet for all the attention paid to it, the G-spot is often still shrouded in mystery and misinformation.

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Thu, 20 April 2023

Understanding the Basics of Investing Rounds

Understanding the Basics of Investing Rounds

Investing in startups can be exciting, but the process is inescapably risky for both investors and founders. No matter which side you’re on, it is essential to understand the different investment rounds a startup goes through and how they work.

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Wed, 19 April 2023

What Makes a Sex Toy Brand Truly Ethical?

What Makes a Sex Toy Brand Truly Ethical?

In the early days of the pleasure industry, nobody was talking about body-safe silicone. There was a culture of shame surrounding sex toys, which for most people meant the less talk about them, the better.

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Tue, 18 April 2023

Glamcore Goes Gay With Fresh Paysite Rod's Room

Glamcore Goes Gay With Fresh Paysite Rod's Room

An exploratory pilot episode for what would become the burgeoning new all-male paysite RodsRoom.com first came to life several years ago, under the expansive artistic vision of Adult Time CCO Bree Mills and co-directors Michael Vegas and Siouxsie Q.

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Mon, 17 April 2023

Q&A: Sabien DeMonia Dominates Content Game as Creator, Producer

Q&A: Sabien DeMonia Dominates Content Game as Creator, Producer

By the time Sabien DeMonia took to the stage at the XBIZ Honors this past January to accept the Exec Awards crown as the inaugural Creator Ambassador of the Year, she had, as they say, come a long way.

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Fri, 14 April 2023

WIA Profile: Zoë Ligon

WIA Profile: Zoë Ligon

As a boutique owner, sex educator, sexuality influencer, author and sex toy co-designer, Zoë Ligon is as trendy and widespread as the air pulse clitoral stimulators she sells online.

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Thu, 13 April 2023

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