A Post Dedicated to Our Friend Phin Johnson

Back in January, our friend Phin Johnson died of COVID and a heart attack. The loss has been felt not only by us but also by many in our industry. Phin was the nicest guy and an uber fan of many of the girls. He went to all the trade shows and was always positive, smiling, and fun.

I met Phin when we worked with ArchAngel over five years ago–he was part of the Freaky Crew that promoted their brand and helped with social media. But Phin stood out, he was always offering to help in any way he could, and we became friends going out to dinner and texting each other. Phin sent us clients like Carmela Clutch and Rachael Cavalli.

I think the thing I will miss the most is his texts saying, “E how’s it going? Everything OK?” Of all the people I have known in the 15+ years I’ve worked in the industry, he was one I knew really cared about the girls, industry, and me. I trusted him completely and even hired him as security for one of our clients during AVN. As I write this, it’s still not real–I feel like he’s still going to text, and I can’t take his contact out of my phone.

If you didn’t know Phin, you really missed out. The Daily Memphian recently published a piece about him and his love of the Memphis Tigers. It’s a small snapshot of a great man who will be missed and definitely not replaced. Check it out at dailymemphian.com/article/19371/calkins-a-tiger-loss-a-tiger-death-and-why-hope-is-the-only-answer

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We’re Sponsoring the 2021 Inked Awards & Our Clients Need YOU to #rockthevote!

Hostess Raven Roxx Pictured

Yes, we’re sponsoring the 2021 Inked Awards so look for us on the red carpet & in their social media!

Our clients need you to #rockthevote every day NOW through January 22nd at https://inkedangels.com/2021-inked-awards-nominations/!

Here’s a nom guide for our eligible clients to score a coveted Inked Awards trophy!

Help Aria Carson @TheAriaCarson score noms for Best Oral, Best Ink, & Best Ass!

Nom Baby Girl Bella @bratty_bella69 for Best Tits, Best Ink, & Social Media Queen!

Fan of Carmela Clutch @carmela_clutch? #rockthevote for her & get her nommed for Best Ass & Social Media Queen!

Do Dante Colle‘s @Dante_Colle clips make you weak in the knees?! Then nom him #rockthevote for Fave Male Clip Artist!

Johnny Goodluck @MrGoodluckXXX wants to WIN Fave Male Clip Artist AGAIN! Pre-nom him for that & Fave Model Website for JohnnyGoodluck.com!

You love Kiki Klout @KloutKiki …well prove it & pre-nom her for Best Tits & Fave Female Clip Artist

Kimber Haven‘s @kimberhaven worldwide fans need to #rockthevote & pre-nom her for Fave Trans Clip Artist & Best Ink!

We would love to see Larkin Love @larkinlovexxx WIN ANOTHER @inkedawards trophy! Pre-nom her or Fave Female Clip Artist & Best Tits!

It’s time to pre-nom Lauren Phillips @LaurenFillsUp Social Media Queen, Best Tits & Perfect Pussy!

True fans of Meana Wolf @meanathewolf need to show their undying love for her by pre-nomming her for Fave Female Clip Artist & Perfect Pussy!

Enjoy Ray Ray‘s @rockpornallstar anal and oral abilities? Nom her for Best Anal & Best Oral!

Prove how much you heart Rebecca Vanguard @rebeccavanguard & nom her for Fave Female Clip Artist & Best Ink!

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Voting for Our Clients in the Fan-Voted 2021 AVN Awards

It’s official… AVN just announced their Fan-Voted 2021 AVN Awards. Our clients picked up a slew of nominations, but they need you to #rockthevote EVERY DAY through January 23rd (the day of the awards).

To make it easy, we’ve put together this guide complete with links so you can click and vote–it’s that easy!

Alex Coal

Fave Female Star https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/12

Most Epic Ass https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/18

Bea York

Most Spectacular Boobs: https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/21

Brielle Day

Fave Cam Girl https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/33

Cajira

Fave Cam Girl https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/33

Fave Camming Cosplayer https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/431

Fave Indie Clip Star https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/434

Social Media Star https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/24

Cali Caliente

Hottest New Star https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/15

Jessica Starling

Fave Indie Clip Star https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/434

Johnny Goodluck

Fave Male Star https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/6

Kimber Haven

Fave Trans Porn Star https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/9

Lauren Phillips

Most Spectacular Boobs https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/21

Mary Moody

Fave Cam Girl https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/33

Meana Wolf

Fave Indie Clip Star https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/434

Nikki Delano

Most Epic Ass https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/18

Social Media Star https://stars.avn.com/avn_awards/voting/24

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Fan Voting for the 2021 XBIZ Awards

You asked for a guide and here it is! Vote every day NOW through January 13th for our clients. Look for each client’s photo, hit the “Submit Vote” button & Tweet it out in the Twitetrverse! It’s that easy!

Dante Colle: Gay Performer of the Year

https://xbizawards.xbiz.com/voting/1020.php

Catjira: Cam Model of the Year

https://xbizawards.xbiz.com/voting/2015.php

Meana Wolf: Clip Artist of the Year

https://xbizawards.xbiz.com/voting/2016.php

Larkin Love: Premium Social Media Star

https://xbizawards.xbiz.com/voting/2017.php

Mary Moody: Premium Social Media Star

https://xbizawards.xbiz.com/voting/2017.php

Clips4Sale: Clips Site of the Year

https://xbizawards.xbiz.com/voting/2021.php

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Our Clients Scored 30 AVN Awards Noms & 10 XBIZ Awards Noms!

2020 might have been a strange and challenging year to live and produce adult content, but somehow our clients did it and well! Here is a list of noms they received from the AVN and XBIZ Awards! Congrats to all!

Johnny Goodluck

  • Best Actor – Featurette: No One Was Supposed to Be Here, Pure Taboo/AdultTime.com
  • Best Gangbang Scene: Hot Fit Slut Ana Foxxx Bound, Fucked, DP’d & Stuffed Airtight, Bound Gangbangs/Kink.com
  • Best Group Sex Scene: Sex-a-Holics Orgy, Zero Tolerance Entertainment

Meana Wolf

  • Best Directing – Site/Network Content: fMeanaWolf.com
  • Best POV Sex Scene: Take My Soul, MeanaWolf.com; Meana Wolf, Sindal Xie & Jack Wolf
  • Best Quarantine Sex Scene: Quarantine Cuckold, MeanaWolf.com; Meana Wolf & Jack Wolf
  • Best Special Effects: Take My Soul, MeanaWolf.com

Lauren Phillips

  • Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G: Lauren Phillips [III], Blacks on Blondes/DogfartNetwork.com
  • Best Transgender Group Sex Scene: Angels From All Angles, TransAngels.com
  • Best Transgender Group Sex Scene: A Burlesque Story, Lust Cinema

Mary Moody

  • All-Girl Performer of the Year
  • Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene: A Part of Her World, Lesbian Revenge/Pure Taboo/AdultTime.com

Alex Coal

  • Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G: Double Tap, BlackedRaw.com
  • Best Three-Way Sex Scene – G/G/B: Dildo Fight!, Brazzers.com
  • Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene: Wet Sluts, NaughtyAmericaVR.com
  • Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene: Lesbian Squirting Gangbang 2, Zero Tolerance Entertainment

Cali Caliente

  • Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G: Cali Caliente, We Fuck Black Girls/DogfartNetwork.com

Dante Colle

  • Best Supporting Actor: A Killer on the Loose, MissaX/Pulse
  • Niche Performer of the Year
  • Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G: Boxed (f. Excess), Deeper/Pulse
  • Best Transgender Group Sex Scene: House Shopping, TransSensual.com

Desperate Pleasures/JW Ties

  • Best BDSM Movie or Anthology: Daddy Was a Serial @#!!
  • Best Niche Movie or Anthology: Pregnant Taboo Fantasies
  • Best Oral Movie or Anthology: The Mouths of Babes 4
  • Best Oral Sex Scene: Cocksucking College Cuties
  • Best Quarantine Sex Scene: Quarantined with Daddy
  • Best Taboo Relations Movie or Anthology: FWB: Family with Benefits

Kimber Haven/Bad Girl Mafia

  • Best Art Direction: T-Girl Space Pirates
  • Best Directing – Comedy: T-Girl Space Pirates
  • Best Special Effects: T-Girl Space Pirates
  • Best Transgender Movie or Anthology: T-Girl Space Pirates

Dante Colle:

  • Gay Performer of the Year
  • Best Sex Scene— Gay: Gamer Spoils (Masqulin Studio
  • Best Sex Scene — Trans: Trans-Active (Evil Angel)

Larkin Love

  • Premium Social Media Star of the Year

Alex Coal:

  • Best Sex Scene — Virtual Reality: The Dorm Room: Back to School Edition (Naughty America VR)

Catjira

  • Cam Model of the Year

Meana Wolf

  • Clip Artist of the Year

Mary Moody

  • Premium Social Media Star of the Year

Clips4Sale:

  • Clip Company of the Year
  • Clip Site of the Year
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#rockthevote for Our Clients for 2020 Pornhub Awards

It’s that time of year AGAIN…the Pornhub Awards!

If you’re a fan, some of our clients NEED you to #rockthevote NOW through December 10th!

The awards are taking place on December 15th and more info about that can be found at pornhub.com/awards.

Larkin Love is up for 2 awards and needs your vote. Log onto your Pornhub account and cast your vote for her for Favorite Fetish Model at  VoteForLarkin.com.

Calling all Catjira fans! If you enjoy her and her cosplay videos and cam shows, #rockthevote for her for Favorite Cosplayer at pornhub.com/awards/nominees/fan-voting/favorite-cosplayer!

Meana Wolf is up for Best Modelhub—yes Pornhub has recognized how amazing her videos for sale are and gave her this nomination. True fans #rockthevote at pornhub.com/awards/nominees/fan-voting/best-modelhub!

Mary Moody is known for many things including being one of the top cam stars! Pornhub has given her a nom for Favorite Cam Performer and she needs you to #rockthevote for her at pornhub.com/awards/nominees/fan-voting/cam-performer-of-the-year!

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Owner Erika Icon Pens Op Ed Piece for XBIZ Premiere

Check out Erika Icon’s op-ed piece on PR for XBIZ Premiere Mag & her on the cover! The piece starts on Page 22. Pick up the print issue or see it online at xbiz.com/pub/xbizpremiere!

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Awards Season Is Coming!

Photo by Erika Icon/The Rub PR

Awards season is coming, and many adult performers, companies, and studios are looking to get nominations and wins. It’s the perfect time to hire a reputable publicist who will help you stand out and get recognized. It’s even better to have us on your team year-round to help get your name out there and get many opportunities you wouldn’t be able to acquire on your own.

Sure, you could try to do it on your own, but how successful will it be? The process can be intricate. We do all the work for you and work directly with you and your agent and/or manager. We also know what all the awards shows are looking for—too many submissions or things that shouldn’t be submitted can hurt your chances. While we can’t promise you will get nominated and/or win, it definitely will help your chances if we’re behind you. Once you’re nominated, we will develop a plan of action, which includes an award-winning campaign. We have countless clients who have been nominated and/or won at all the top shows. Plus, we have 10+ years of experience at this.

If you’re curious about hiring us, email us at info@therubpr.com or reach out via DM to us on Twitter at @therubpr. We have an incredible roster right now, and just a few spots open.

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Everyone Is Getting Canceled?

Lady Gaga is a great example of using social media correctly.

A recent Yahoo article discussed how more stars are getting in hot water than ever before (aka canceled), in just the past few weeks.

Lana DelRey claimed she was “more unfairly treated than various women of color”.

Dojacat is rumored to have been in “an incel-friendly chatroom and recorded a song with allegedly dog-whistling lyrics”, which led to the trending hashtag of #DOJACATISOVERPARTY.

Ellen DeGeneres paralleled self-isolating in a multi-million dollar mansion to being in prison and has also received flack for treatment of her employees.

And, Jeffree Star named his latest eyeshadow palette “Cremated’ during a pandemic, which was received as “insensitive’ and got unwanted harsh criticism.

Because of the current COVID-19 climate, stars are under even more scrutiny than ever. When life and death come into play, these types of missteps get even more magnified.

A PR expert interviewed for the Yahoo article news.yahoo.com/everyone-getting-canceled-quarantine-why-073133054.html?soc_src=community&soc_trk=ma had some very interesting thoughts including:

“Online backlash regarding celebrities’ lavish lifestyles is unwarranted because that’s just the reality of the rich and famous. ‘You’re looking at celebrities! Of course, they’re going to be in a beautiful home. If you can’t handle it, then don’t look at celebrities and don’t listen to them.’

We disagree–there is a time and a place for everything. When many people can’t afford to feed their families or pay their bills, it’s not a time to flaunt your wealth.

Eileen Koch, founder of Los Angeles based EKC PR, advised that celebrities should try their best to stay above the drama because not all of them are “emotionally strong” enough to interact with random social media users. “You’re not dealing on a fair basis. You’re not in a court where it’s controlled.”

Yes, they should try to stay out of the drama and think before posting to social media. It has nothing to do with being emotionally strong.

According to Koch, if a public figure makes a mistake, they should keep their apology to a minimum. “Less is more, if there’s something that you really did and you’re owning up to it, there’s nothing wrong with saying ‘I’m sorry.’ But if it’s someone’s negative opinion, then you’re just going to fuel the fire.”

Yes, you should apologize publicly. But, you should also consult your publicist for the best way to attack each situation–there’s no one-size-fits-all solution.

We advise our clients about how to use social media when they start with us to avoid these types of blunders. Knowledge and self-control are your allies when using social media. If you would like to know more about our services and how we can help you, check out our site therubpr.com.

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So You Want to Interview Our Clients…

Of course, publicists love the media and want tons of interviews for our clients. Sometimes, it’s us reaching out to the media, and other times they contact us to set something up.

There are a few things to keep in mind with interviews, if you’re a podcast, radio show, magazine, etc.

If you see someone you interview has a publicist, you need to reach out to their publicist. We ask that ALL interviews be booked through us. It guarantees you will get some info on that client before the interview, and the client will remember that they actually have an interview.

If your show or magazine hasn’t debuted yet, we may ask you to wait until you have more listeners, viewers, or readers. If we pass, for the time being, be professional, and accept what we’re telling you.

Once you reach out to us, we can explain more about how we work with interviewers/media. We make it easy for you and promo every interview our clients do. Hit us up at info@therubpr.com.

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