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SHOW
A Pleasure to Meet
New and familiar faces come together at the
2018 AVN Novelty Expo
Back for More Exhibitors from last year returning to the AVN Novelty Expo will include Channel 1 Releasing, with its Boneyard Toys collection (left) and Clandestine Devices, maker of the “O” Award-nominated Mimic.
As happens every year, some of the
And just like that, it’s January again.
biggest names in pleasure products
will venture to Sin City for the AVN
Novelty Expo.
This year the B2B event takes place January 24-
26 in the expanded convention hall of Hard Rock
Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. The three-day confab
is sponsored by the Satisfyer brand, makers of the
Satisfyer and Partner families of products.
This year’s show will see the return of some of
the industry’s top manufacturers, as well as many
new faces, and plenty of seminars, workshops,
networking events, parties and more.
ANE kicks off Tuesday, January 23, with the
Welcome Industry Cocktail Party. Running 9 p.m.
to 2 a.m. at the Center Bar in the main casino
area, the party is open to all trade attendees of
ANE, and features drink tickets, available from
any AVN staff member. It’s also a congratulatory
soiree for the latest inductees into the AVN Hall
of Fame. The 2018 class of inductees features
Sam Boltansky of Komar Co., Bruce Murison
of Standard Innovation/We-Vibe and Joel
Kaminsky of Good Vibrations.
ANE officially opens Wednesday, January 24,
with the first official event being the educational
seminar program.
Each year, the ANE seminar program brings
in leading experts from various fields who
discuss issues affecting the industry. Designed for
newbies and seasoned veterans alike, the seminar
program extends over all three days of ANE. For
more on the seminar program see page 50.
In addition to the seminar program, this year
ANE and the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
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have added another element to the trade
side: workshops. Open only to attendees
with a trade or press badge, the workshop
program will feature experts from various
areas of adult entertainment, sexuality and
health education, technology and more. Each
workshop will focus on a specific topic and
take place in a more intimate setting. Topics
include Wikipedia Your Brand, Relationships
Through the Ages, Romancing the Stoned:
Cannabis and the Adult Retail Space and more.
For a complete schedule, including topics
and presenters, visit NoveltyExpo.com or
AVNShow.com.
The ANE show floor also opens Wednesday,
January 24, and show floor hours are noon to
5 p.m. each day. Some of the biggest names in
the industry will set up in Artist Hall for the
show, including Satisfyer, East Coast News,
Lovehoney, XR Brands, Xgen Products, Topco
Sales, Boneyard Toys, Paradise Marketing and
Nasstoys.
One of the biggest attractions is sure to be
Satisfyer’s showcasing of its Satisfyer Men
range. Adult legend Rocco Siffredi serves as
the official spokesman for the newest product,
a male masturbator designed like no other.
Satisfyer Men features a sporty lifestyle
design that requires no batteries, so it is always
ready. A unique pump feature sets the desired
tightness and the internal pressure regulator
helps to deliver sensations that feel like a
mix of vaginal and oral sex. According to
Siffredi, “The Satisfyer Men gives men the best
orgasms!”
Satisfyer will be located in Booth 301 on the
AVN Novelty Expo show floor.
“First and foremost the AVN team is such
a pleasure to work with and they single-
handedly keep us wanting to work with them
over and over again,” XR Brands General
Manager Rebecca Weinberg said of the
manufacturer’s decision to return to ANE.
“Furthermore, AVN puts on one hell of a show
which attracts key customers and qualified
buyers every year from all over the world.
AVN is an unbiased organization that allows
us the freedom to exhibit without restrictions.
Being able to secure the booth size we need is
so important as it enables us to actually present
our brands in an uninhibited, proper manner.
Hosting the show in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a
huge plus over other shows as the city itself is
full of entertainment and dining. Such a great
place to spend time with our customers.”
XR Brands, which will be located in
Booth 303 at ANE, had a big 2017, with new
partnerships and various new products and
collections released. The company plans to
continue that momentum, launching six new
lines—including two made in the USA—and
releasing several additions to existing lines
through the month of January.
Coming from XR Brands this month and on
view in the company’s booth at ANE are the
following:
• Jesse Jane’s new signature toy collection
featuring six molded pieces of the porn queen
herself. The lifelike masturbators feature hand-
painted detailing. The collection is made in the
USA.
• USA Cocks are big, bold realistic cocks in