- Woodland Hills, California in the foreground, including Warner Center: Image via Wikipedia
At the time of this writing, I had just returned from the recent XBIZ State of the Industry ’09 Conference in Woodland Hills, Calif. — the world epicenter of the adult entertainment industry — and there are a few observations of this event and its impact on the industry that I’d like to share with you.
The first involves the makeup of the audience, which went beyond the typical “Internet” group to include many “new” faces amongst the familiar crowd. These were not people “new” to the industry but a selection of veteran operators from the “traditional” video side of the business and beyond — all of whom seemed to be delighted to attend an adult industry conference held in their own backyard.
The second observation is about the very nature of the event: “Conference” truly is the best word to describe this gathering, which has matured well beyond the raucous “show” atmosphere of years past to become a welcome source of professional business contacts and timely money-making information that easily could pass for a mainstream meeting.
via The State of the Industry – XBIZ.com.
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