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2018 AVN Novelty Expo Seminars
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
10 a.m.: Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of
10 a.m.: Riding the Storm Out—Natural
10 a.m.: Because I Got High—As
Money)—Financial experts in the adult industry
disasters can be devastating to any community,
recreational marijuana is becoming legal in more
will tackle a number of subjects here, giving
but when retailers and manufacturers of non-
and more states, fans of cannabis are learning
tricks and techniques for selling online and on
traditional products are hit, it can be even
how to incorporate it into all areas of their lives,
the go in 2018. Learn why your competitors are
harder to recover. Some insurance companies
including their sex lives. Panelists will discuss
beating you in online sales. Find out how to save
and financial institutions may see adult as high
how retailers and manufacturers can work with
money when selling your wares face-to-face
risk. Panelists will talk about what the pleasure
everyone from dispensaries to consumers to pair
or online; hear about other mobile payments
products community can do to work together
people with the best pleasure products.
besides just PayPal and Square. Panelists will
and help one another out in times of need.
11 a.m.: Don’t Bring Me Down—It can
discuss how to maximize profits, how to provide
11 a.m.: A Change Is Gonna Come—
be rough working in the world of sex toys.
chargeback-saving customer service, and how to
While the pleasure product industry has made
Strangers will judge you; customers disregard
increase customer retention.
a conscious effort to include women, there is
your boundaries. Even helping someone find
11 a.m.: Lay the Law Down—This panel
still not much representation of minorities. This
a pleasure product that works for them can be
features legal experts who will discuss
panel will talk about the different ways various
draining on your mind and body. And it seems
everything manufacturers and retailers need
groups think about sex, sex toys and more, as
that for many, things have only gotten worse
to know about copyrights, trademarks and
well as discuss how to be more inclusive when it
since last year’s election. Here, speakers will talk
the rights and legal recourses afforded to the
comes to employees and customers.
about the importance of self-care, particularly
holders of such documents.
Noon: Take a Chance on Me—Actually
during these times of political strife.
Noon: Sexual Religion—Many times those
making the pleasure product you designed isn’t
Noon: Doctor, Doctor, Give Me
who work in the pleasure products industry
the end of the road for small manufacturers.
the News—In the never-ending move
might find themselves at odds with various
There’s still the matter of getting it in front of
to get recognized in mainstream outlets,
religious communities. But that doesn’t have to
customers. It can be tough to decide whether to
manufacturers are looking to work with
be the case. In this seminar, speakers will talk
deal directly with retailers, or which distribution
medical professionals to have their products
about how they have reached out to churches,
companies to use. In the seminar, manufacturers,
recommended to patients. Panelists will
faith-based marriage retreats and more to attract
retailers and distributors will talk about the pros
talk about the benefits of collaborating with
customers and combat the negative connotations
and cons of both routes, and share their success
physicians, how to know if it’s right for your
associated with sex toys and adult boutiques.
stories as well as their challenges.
product, and how to get started.
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