This will be the first of many new client announcements coming…
We’re excited to add Dakota (aka Dakota Skye and Kota Sky) to our roster. We are here for all her media requests, including interviews, magazine placement, toy lines, and much more. Please hit us up at info@therubpr.com for more info.
Dakota has signed with Society 15 for all her bookings. View her online portfolio featuring brand new photos by MimeFreak at http://society15.com/talent/dakota/ and book her directory through them.
Owner and publicist Erika Icon has been honored with yet another nomination. Icon is up for a Biggie Award in the category of Social Media Personality. According to the Biggie Awards, the nomination is for “allies and BBW community who use their social presence for both promo and awareness.” Nominees include performers, directors, and other publicists.
Icon is a BBW and has always been an advocate for not only the adult industry, but also size acceptance. When asked about her nomination, she replied, “I’m honored and also surprised to be nominated. Thank you everyone over at the Biggie Awards! I’m up against some stiff competition, for sure.”
To vote for Icon go to http://www.thebiggieawards.com/limesurvey/index.php/768269/lang-en before June 1st to cast your nomination.
Social media is extremely important for a successful career in adult. It’s part of the PR Machine and free advertising that could possibly reach thousands or even millions of people. Most celebrities hire someone to run their social media. Some of the companies we work with have us running their social media. Want to hire someone to run social media for you or your company? Hire someone who knows what they’re doing. Here are a few tips of what to look for.
Talk to Your Publicist
If you already have PR, see if they can do social media for you—they may charge you a little more. If they don’t, let them know about the social media person you’re thinking about hiring, before you do it. PR and social media go hand and hand, despite what some people think. And, a bad social media campaign can wreck all the stellar PR your publicist has been doing for you. We offer our clients a course in effectively using social media, so their stars can shine even brighter.
Gurus, Mavens, Ninjas & Other Lofty Social Media Titles
Many people walk around giving themselves lofty titles, if they do social media. Guru, Maven, Ninja and Expert are a few of the titles people dub themselves. These titles and many others get thrown around way too much. Yes, you should be very leery of these people.
Look for a Successful Track Record
Whenever hiring someone to run your social media for you, check out what they have done, and successfully. Look at their past Tweets and Facebook posts, or even check out their Facebook or Instagram accounts. You could even ask for references from past clients.
Relevant Experience Matters
Don’t hire someone to run your social media that has no experience in your field. For example, if you have an adult toy, don’t hire someone who has UFC experience and nothing else—this makes no sense, since their experience doesn’t lie in adult or mainstream success with adult products.
Let Them Know How Much You Want
We have a way that we specifically run social media. But if a client wants us to Tweet more or less, we can do that too. Make sure you know exactly what you’re going to get.
Contracts Can Be Tricky
Don’t sign a contract or agree to anything longer than a month, if you can. You don’t want to get stuck with someone who’s not adding to your company. In one month, you should be able to gauge if the person you hired is doing their job. And in three months, there’s no doubt about the results.
Don’t Get Ripped Off
You don’t always get what you pay for. Paying more doesn’t guarantee results, and paying less doesn’t mean someone will live up to the hype. Look at your budget, see what you can afford, and see what’s out there.
Rules of Engagement
Don’t let someone run your social media who doesn’t engage with people and completely automates your account. It alienates people, will get you unfollows or less followers, and isn’t how social media should be done.
One Last Thought
If you’re a performer, it’s best if you run your own account, even if it’s only for part of the time. Then, people will get to know the real you. It takes just a second to run social media from your phone.
If you want to hire someone, hit us up. We know people who only do social media, but we also provide it as a service with PR.
Atomic Blonde Summer Brielle is this month’s cover girl for Xcitement Magazine and she has a 6-page spread. She looks fabulous and this is just one of the services we offer our clients–magazine placement! Last month, Sarah Jessie was also on the cover and had an amazing layout in the same magazine, so we’re two for two. Want more coverage? Hit us up at info@therubpr.com.
Lately, many people have been asking us if we do one-off press releases, and the answer is yes. If you’re just starting out or you don’t need the full PR package, we can still help you. We offer well written press releases at affordable prices. Contact us at info@therubpr.com for more information.
In the past, it was believed that all PR was good PR. Although most publicists know this is not true, it’s becoming more evident when you look at people like Donald Trump, James Deen, Martin Shkreli and others.
But what if the bad PR you’re getting is actually your publicist? Yes, choosing the wrong publicist can hurt and/or ruin your career.
Over the last few years, people have thought anyone can do PR, and have opened agencies with either no adult experience, no PR experience, or both. This has proved costly to their clients who have been ripped off and have gotten nothing for their money, or their careers and reputations have been hurt by people not taking them seriously, due to whom they have chosen to represent them.
There are several PR companies in adult and most are reputable. But, choose wisely–your career and success depend on it!
Here are some red flags to look for:
They claim more girls are on their roster than they really have.
Writing one or two press releases for someone doesn’t make you their publicist. And, being listed as someone’s PR in a ton of girls’ Twitter profiles doesn’t make a company more legit.
News sources won’t run their press releases and/or have to fix them before they post them.
If you want people to take you seriously, you have to have someone working for you with a stellar rep who can actually write a press release. We write all of our press releases. We never farm them out.
They spend their days on social media getting friendly with the girls instead of actually working.
We work hard for our clients, and usually 7 days a week. We’re not fan boys looking to get laid or up our status by saying we know this girl or that girl. We’re about business and doing as much as we can for our clients.
They give away free or discounted PR to up their roster.
We never give away anything–we work too hard and produce results. Our clients find they work more because their name is out there, so they can afford our services. We offer extremely reasonable rates and do more than most companies.
Their clients don’t get nominations or wins
Our clients win AVN and XBIZ Awards every year. This year, Ryan Driller won Male Performer of the Year and Archangel won Best New Studio. And, that was just a few of our client wins.
Their coverage is spotty.
You see our clients EVERYWHERE from press releases to interviews on adult and mainstream.
If you’re looking for excellent PR, we can help you with that. If we don’t feel we’d be a good fit for you, we can recommend another PR agency for you. Want to know more? Hit us up at info@therubpr.com.
Many people think the time to start PR is right before pre-nominations, but in actuality, the time to start is right after the current award season ends. So, now is the time! A year of stellar PR that includes press releases and interviews to build your name and keep it out there the entire year is optimal.
We get our clients interviews and coverage with adult and mainstream outlets year round. We never stop working to get your name out there, whether you’re a company, studio, or performer. A year long campaign will also help increase how much you work, raise your social media followers and fan base, and potentially help to make you a big name in adult and beyond, which can lead to toy deals, a lasting career, and much more!
We offer excellent rates and you get a lot for your money. The Rub PR never over promises–we under promise and over deliver, and are always surprising our clients. Contact us today http://www.therubpr.com/contact_us.php to find out what we can do for you!
Sarah Vandella is the Queen of Deep Throat. She came out swinging at the beginning of the Throated Challenge with a stellar scene and took the title with the help of her fans. She cinched the win by a major landslide.
When asked to comment, she had this to say, “I’d like to give a huge thank you to my fans and everyone who entered my fan contest and Throated for the honor. I’d also like to thank my agent, Mark Schechter, and my publicist, Erika Icon, for all their support.”
We’ve very proud of her huge victory. Fleshbot gave her some amazing coverage on the win and it can be seen at http://straight.fleshbot.com/6013960/sarah-vandella-crowned-ms-throated-2016.
Our clients won an impressive 6 XBIZ Awards–ArchAngel took home three trophies and so did Ryan Driller.
ArchAngel took home one of the most coveted awards—Best New Studio, along with a win for director Tori Black for Director of the Year – Non Feature Release for one of their most popular titles of 2015, Kendra Lust’s showcase “True Lust”, and Gonzo Series of the Year for “The Booty Movie”.
Ryan Driller won big this year at the 2016 XBIZ Awards and scored the biggest award of his career—Male Performer of the Year. Ryan also took home two trophies for his scene work. He scored Best Sex Scene in a Feature Release for his scene with India Summer in Lion Reach/Adam & Eve’s mainstream and adult hit “Marriage 2.0”, and also Best Sex Scene – Parody Release for his scene with Kimberly Kane in Axel Braun’s “Wonder Woman XXX” released through Vivid.
Atomic Blonde Summer Brielle is getting a lot of mainstream attention for taking on trolls and publicly posting DM conversations on her Instagram. UK’s Daily Star, Bro Bible, Playboy, Elite Daily and other sites featured her on their sites and called her an unexpected comedy genius and a heroine. Today, Cosmo followed suit after receiving our press release and posted this: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/news/a51319/summer-brielle-instagram/