Leave your customers feeling relevant, increase product awareness, and do it on the cheap!
Sex and relationship expert Reid Mihalko of ReidAboutSex.com moderates disccusion panel at AVN’s Novelty Expo in Pasadena, CA, July 7-9th!
Thursday, 9am: Marketing on a Shoestring
You know that Twitter and Facebook are free, and are a way to use social media to reach current and potential customers. But what other means are available? And which methods are the most effective for the least amount of money? In this economy, every dollar must be spent wisely, and our panelists tell you how to do just that when it comes to getting your brand out there.
Confirmed panelists:
KELLY SHIBARI: Kelly Shibari might best known for being a sexy BBW porn star, but she is a woman of many talents. With a multi-faceted background in theatre technologies, accounting, grant-writing, business communication, and art direction, Kelly Shibari consults on how to most effectively market through social media through her company, The PRSM Group.
Shibari consults in the areas of SMM/online brand management as well as Community Management for several sectors of the adult industry, including talent, webcam/dating sites, DVD companies, retail (both literary and other product) and paysites. She speaks at both adult and mainstream conferences on how to best use social media to increase brand recognition as well as effectively operate public relations in the adult market.
In addition to her marketing company, Kelly also runs PaddedKINK.com, which focuses on kink positivity and awareness regardless of size.
Panel moderator:
REID MIHALKO: Reid Mihalko of www.ReidAboutSex.com helps adults create more self-esteem, self-confidence and greater health in their relationships and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be.
From his rated-PG/PG-13 workshops (Cuddle Party, Speed-Flirting) to the rated-R (Iron Slut Sex Educator Showdown) to his explicit, NC-17 rated, Show-N-Tell sex education workshops (where audiences get to watch, take notes, and ask questions), Reid’s workshops have been attended by close to 30,000 individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating on fulfilling his mission: Create more self-esteem, self-confidence and health for adults in and out of the bedroom.
Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality and is a sought-after presenter and teacher at colleges and sex positive stores across the country.
Reid has been a writer and producer on a number of films and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, Details, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.
Follow Reid twittering as @ReidAboutSex.
Panel Schedule:
Thurs, 9-10am – Marketing on a Shoestring lead by Reid Mihalko
Thurs, 10-11am – What’s in Your Sex Toy/Lube? moderated by Jayme Waxman
Fri, 9-10am – The Role Bloggers /Reviewers Play in the Adult Industry moderated by Reid Mihalko
Fri /10-11am – Up Selling Your Customer in a Sex-Positive Way moderated by Sarah Sloane
Important Expo links and info to help…
AVN’s ANE: July 7-9th – avnnoveltyexpo.com
ANE11 location: Pasadena Convention Center
300 E Green St., Pasadena, CA, USA
Map and Driving Directions
Reid’s Sex Geek Stampede to AVN’s Novelty Expo: HERE.
Official #HashTags, etc., to use on Twitter:
- #ANE11
- #OWards
- #OWardsParty
- @AdultVideoNews
- @ReidAboutSex
- @PapayaToys
Find Reid during the Expo at Booth 412
Who’s appearing on Reid’s ANE11 Panels: HERE
Parties and Networking events you DO NOT want to miss: HERE.
Hotel info: HERE – Rates for the hotel show are $149
The ‘O’ Awards site: HERE.
RSVP to the ‘O’ Awards: HERE.
Join the ‘O’ Awards’ After-Party Facebook Invite HERE.
RSVP to the ‘O’ Awards by emailing Papaya Pam: pam (at) papayatoys.com
