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Founder of High Octane Heart Media and PR. Publicist, artist, and experimental soul. Previously publicity consultant and partner at Black and Blue Media

It’s Time for the Procrastinator’s Kinkmas Sale at The Dungeon Store

World Wide Web — The annual Procrastinator’s Kinkmas Sale has returned at The Dungeon Store and will be December 6-16, 2023.

The Dungeon Store offers a curated collection of high end kinky products, mostly created and sourced by professionals in the leather community. This marks the third year of The Dungeon Store’s holiday tradition.

“In 2021, we had enough of Black Friday.” said Anne Bryne, Founder and Co-owner of The Dungeon Store. “We’re very big on family, and putting our team and even our customers through the demands of a turkey day holiday sale went against everything we stand for. So every year now, we give our customers and crew time for their families and friends, then reward them with up to 50 percent off at our web site.”

During the sale, many items that have been only available when The Dungeon Store showed at conventions will be available in the online store. Many new creations will appear in the “One of a Kind Emporium” section daily. In addition, more occult books, oracle cards and tarot decks will be for sale on the site. As always, shoppers will still find great rope for bondage, and violet wand accessories, mostly made in house by experienced violet wand enthusiasts.

“It’s 10 days of savings on hand made BDSM gear by those who know what kink feels like,” added Brittany Wilson, Sales and Marketing Director for The Dungeon Store. “When you order between December 6th and the 16th, we’ll have your order out the door and on the way to you by the next day. “And for exclusive offers, special promo codes, and event schedules, sign up for our newsletter while at our online store.”

Visit https://TheDungeonStore.com to whip holiday shopping on kinky toys like whips, floggers, shibari rope, restraints, pegging harnesses, and violet wand accessories.

The Dungeon Store is Stinging in the Holidays at Exxxotica Washington DC

Washington D.C. — The Dungeon Store is stinging in the holidays as they bring their curated collection of fine BDSM and fetish gear to Exxxotica this weekend, December 1-3 at Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, in Chantilly, Virginia.

“We’re offering up to 30 percent off on select sex toys at our booth this weekend,” noted Anne Bryne, Founder and Co-owner of The Dungeon Store. “You’ll also find our selection of floggers, paddles, bondage gear, violet wands and specials we don’t typically carry on our web site like medical play toys.

On display will be body safe silicone toys from the sister store, Split Peaches. These come in a variety of psychedelic colors and sizes. Split Peaches toys are also available in different densities, such as firm and super squish. The Dungeon Store also carries a great selection of books ranging from kinky education to occult books on spiritual sexuality.

“If you like doing tarot readings for your cam shows and streams, you’ll love our tarot decks and oracle cards, like the Erotic Tarot and Naughty Oracle Deck,” added Bryne.

Visit https://www.exxxoticaexpo.com for more on Exxxotica Washington DC and their upcoming events.

Go to https://TheDungeonStore for a sneak peek of the kinky creations The Dungeon Store team will have at Exxxotica. Guests can also sign up for their mailing list for exclusives, event information and more.

The Dungeon Store Secures Three Nominations for 2024 AVN Awards

Los Angeles, CA — The Dungeon Store received three nominations from Adult Video News for the 2024 AVN awards. Categories achieved are Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Small, Best Web Retail Store, and Best Fetish Manufacturer.

“This is huge for us and we kindly thank Tony Rios, Peter Warren, Dan Miller and the contributing editorial staff for recognizing our efforts,” said Anne Bryne, Founder and Co-owner of The Dungeon Store. “We have some strong competition for the awards themselves, yet being nominated again tells us our long standing service to the BDSM community pays off. We are grateful to our leather family and to the events across the nation that have contributed to our success.”

The Dungeon Store is a woman owned and operated collection of BDSM products for new and advanced players. The business is known for their violet wand accessories, many made in house in the U.S.A., along with their selection of impact play toys, restraints, and rope for shibari. This year’s innovations included a violet wand holster, flameless wax play kit, and conductive ribbon corset for electric play. The Dungeon Store also expanded by recognizing demand from kinky consumers at fetish events for occult books and oracle cards.

“Thank you AVN for appreciating our hard work in the pursuit of bringing some of the best kinky products to the sexually adventurous,” glowed Brittany Wilson, Brand Manager for The Dungeon Store. “We’re looking forward to ending 2023 with our Procrastinator’s Kinkmas Sale, offering hand crafted floggers, paddles, whips and more for the holidays.”

The Dungeon Store will be celebrating this weekend at Kinky Con in New Hampshire and Coastal Carolina Fetish Fair. Follow their Fetlife profile at https://fetlife.com/users/4775613 for details on these events.

And The Dungeon Store will be at Exxxotica in Washington DC, December 1-3. Visit https://ExxxoticaExpo.com for guest info, schedule, and more.

“Shows like these across the country are how we test new ideas, gauge demand and gather feedback,” noted Wilson. “You don’t want to miss out on what we have to offer at a convention, and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter so you have access to exclusives not available online!”

Go to http://www.TheDungeonStore.com for a preview of what’s coming next.

 

Kinksgiving of Curiosities

A major challenge I have as publicist is sometimes I have to do publicity for something that can’t have press coverage. This would be next to impossible if it wasn’t for social media. For example, many BDSM events don’t consent to being in press releases or having press show up for an event. The original plan for The Dungeon Store was conceived during COVID, when events were cancelled or virtual, and emphasis was placed on interviews, new products, and content placement. This weekend, The Dungeon Store is keeping busy. They’re at the Baltimore Playhouse on Saturday November 11th for Kinksgiving of Curiosities, a food/clothing drive and play party. More on this event can be found at https://fetlife.com/events/1355465

The Dungeon Store will also have a table at the Academy of Fetish Arts Vendor Fair in Cleveland, Ohio this weekend. Visit https://cle-afa.com/event for more on the event, and for what the academy has to offer ahead. For these events, instead of a release, this got sent out over social media profiles for The Dungeon Store, and I’ve used my Fetish Artist profiles on social media to boost them further. The food drive party also went out on The Dungeon Store’s newsletter this week. This allows us to push in the directions we need to, without drawing mainstream attention.

Mistress Cyan’s Charity Food Drive and Party, Coming to Sanctuary Studios this Friday

Los Angeles, CA — Mistress Cyan is kicking off the holiday season with her annual charity “Slave Auction” party and Thanksgiving food drive for the homeless. The fundraiser will be this Friday, November 10th at Sanctuary Studios, 13012 Athens Way, Los Angeles, CA 90061.

Cyan’s yearly fundraiser is a pervy take on the classic charity bachelor auction, and the first at her new location for Sanctuary Studios. Her tradition has gone back over 20 years as a way of giving to the community and those in need. Switches, submissives and Dommes volunteer to put themselves up for auction, while “buyers” exchange non-perishable food and canned goods for “auction money.” Those looking to go on the block for a good cause fill out a questionnaire of their likes and dislikes, which are announced before the bidding begins. This is all for kinky fun. There is no actual sex. Everything is negotiated, consensual, and all safewords will be respected.

“Over the years, we have collected thousands of pounds of food, to give to the homeless and hungry in Los Angeles over the holidays,” noted Mistress Cyan, owner and founder of Sanctuary Studios. “Everyone entering with non-perishable food, canned goods, or grocery gift cards receives ‘Auction Money’ for bidding. New socks, new underwear, and clean blankets will be accepted as well.”

The past efforts of Mistress Cyan and the Sanctuary Studios leather family have fed over 100,000 people in the Los Angeles area.

“Everyone who participates should be proud,” added Mistress Cyan. “I appreciate the support I have received with this over the years. Please continue with that support and let’s make sure we can make a difference in the lives of those in need.”

Go to https://sanctuarylax.com/events/56759 for additional information and to see so much more of what Sanctuary Studios has to offer.

The Dungeon Store Summoned to Hallow Scream Weekend from Secret Sinsations

Pennsylvania — The Dungeon Store is bringing eerie-sistible toys and BDSM gear to Hallow Scream, the biggest lifestyle hotel takeover of the year from Secret Sinsations. The event will be October 20-21, 2023 at a special location in Pennsylvania.

“For a spooktacular event like this, of course we’re going to ‘take a stab at it.’ They’re our best fiends!” joked Anne Bryne, Founder and Co-owner of The Dungeon Store. “We have deals on sex toys just for this show that are scary good. There’s also glow in the dark toys and blacklight rope for the Glow Party on Friday night and count on us to have paddles, floggers, and restraints you can buy for the kink area.”

Friday is the “Let’s Glow Crazy” party, with a live band and guests are encouraged to dress as bright as possible. Saturday day features the pool party, with a heated pool and hot tub. Swing Bingo is on the schedule, along with additional games and contests for prizes. Saturday night of course, is the big Hallow Scream Ball, with dancing cages, strip poles, live DJ and a monstrous costume contest.

“It’s the most wonderful time of the fear,” continued Bryne. “We’ll have themed tarot decks, and occult books available. It’s shocking how good our wax play kits and violet wands are too. Don’t miss it.”

Secret Sinsations events are for adults, 21 and over only. Single boogeymen must be approved before entry. Rooms are limited. This event is not open to the public and reservations can only be made through https://mysecretsinsations.com .

For more intriguing accessories from the curated collection of The Dungeon Store, go to https://TheDungeonStore.com .

DomCon NOLA Names Mistresses of Ceremonies and Guests of Honor for 2023

Note: This site is kept SFW as much as possible for writers and journalists looking up releases. For a gallery from DomCon events, please reach out to me. We have much eye candy waiting for you.

New Orleans, LA — DomCon New Orleans is proud to announce their Mistresses of Ceremonies and guests of honor for the 2023 festival of fetish. Coming together are Dominatrixes, fetish supermodels, sex educators, and BDSM fanatics from around the globe, October 26-29, 2023 at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal Street, in the historic French Quarter.

Mistresses of Ceremonies for the New Orleans show this year are Mistress Precious of Houston, Texas, and Goddess Genesis of Los Angeles, California.

Guests of Honor are Goddess Cleo and Madam Amour from London, kink educator Mistress Melissa, Mistress Diamond Blu from Quebec, Mistress Rogue of Florida, and adult film legend Porsche Lynn.

DomCon welcomes sexually adventurous adults ranging from the curious to advanced. The expo in the Big Easy bridges professionals and the lifestyle BDSM community with seminars, classes, parties, a vendor hall with kinky gear, and socials like the Gender Expansive Social, Lock n Key Party, People of Color Social, and Mistress Tea.

“Many kind thanks to our Mistresses of Ceremonies and Guests of Honor,” said DomCon Founder and President, Mistress Cyan. “We are so excited to be seeing you and there are going to be many opportunities for fun, passion and decadence.”

The Annual DomCon Second Line Parade is also a major draw, bringing together sex workers, Pro Dommes, BDSM enthusiasts and community members to honor departed loved ones through a celebratory parade and dance down Bourbon Street and through the French Quarter.

“It’s still not too late to get tickets!” cheered Mistress Diamond Blu. “I will be there teaching my phenomenal class ‘Improv For Kinky People.’ So don’t miss out on the education and networking opportunities!”

Sponsors this year include Clips4Sale, Bad Dragon, JustFor.Fans, Hustler Hollywood, LaurenPhillips.com, Lady Victoria, 4U2NVScripts.com, Mistress Precious, Gynarchy.IO, Mistress Mia Darque, Ms Mesay, Goddess Alanis, Queen Ana Blue and Kinbaku Studio. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Mistress Mia Darque at Advertising@DomCon.com.

Volunteers are always welcome. Volunteer information is available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/domcon-nola-2023-volunteer-page-tickets-690193195427?aff=oddtdtcreator or contact Mz Kathy at nightmztress@yahoo.com for additional details.

DomCon New Orleans is for adults only. Registration info, VIP packages, online membership, the DomCon app, and much more can be found at https://DomCom.com.

DomCon NOLA Welcomes Diamond Sponsors Clips4Sale, JustFor.Fans and Bad Dragon

New Orleans, LA — DomCon New Orleans, the premiere professional and lifestyle BDSM convention is proud to welcome their Diamond Sponsors, Clips4Sale, JustFor.Fans and Bad Dragon. The kinky expo will be October 26-29, 2023 at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal Street, in the historic French Quarter on the corner of Canal and Bourbon Street.

“We are very grateful to Clips4Sale, Bad Dragon and JustFor.Fans for their support to DomCon and BDSM education in the fetish community,” said DomCon Founder and President, Mistress Cyan. “We’re celebrating twenty years of kinky events across the USA. We’re also glad to have additional sponsors Hustler Hollywood, LaurenPhillips.com, Lady Victoria, 4U2NVScripts.com, Mistress Precious, Gynarchy.IO, Mistress Mia Darque, Ms Mesay, Goddess Alanis and Queen Ana Blue on board as sponsors as we prepare for our show in the Big Easy.”

DomCon conventions bridge professional BDSM and lifestyle kink through educational classes and workshops, along with social events, parties and an exposition of the latest in kinky products and couture. Joining in the festivities are awesome Dominatrixes, kinky educators, webmasters, fetish photographers and models from across the world.

The intimately adventurous exposition welcomes adult guests from curious to advanced, with a wide variety of alluring class subjects like, Improv for Kinky People, Sex Magic, The Art of Flogging, Cuckolding and Male Chastity, and Mummification, just to name a few. Socials for the weekend include the Opening Night Dinner, Pro Domme Social, POC Social, Group Photo, and Mistress Tea.

The Annual DomCon Second Line Parade is also a major draw, bringing together sex workers, Pro Dommes, BDSM enthusiasts and community members to honor departed loved ones through a celebratory parade and dance down Bourbon Street and through the French Quarter.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For sponsorship information, contact Mistress Mia Darque at advertising@DomCon.com.

Confirmed vendors include Leather By Danny, Steel Bones Corsetry, Whipping Stripes, and The Kink Shop.

“For those who are new and want to make fast friends in the scene, volunteering is a great opportunity,” added Mistress Cyan. “We also have a membership side of the DomCon web site, and mobile app to make friends and keep up with last minute event changes.”

Volunteers are absolutely welcome at DomCon. Mz Kathy is the volunteer coordinator and has a page for sign ups, along with additional information at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/domcon-nola-2023-volunteer-page-tickets-690193195427?aff=oddtdtcreator

Registration info, VIP packages, online membership, the DomCon app, and much more can be found at https://DomCom.com

When Do I Dial Back on a Social Network?

Social media has become at least 60 percent of my work day, monitoring sites, making posts, gathering data. Social media has even become a big part of sending press releases out as we’re directing traffic to where the stories place.

We think of the big names as the only social media, but that’s not always the case. Sometimes a smaller network has more of who we’re selling to, like Tumblr has more fandom oriented profiles. Given that social media is also about the next big thing, we have to keep looking for where to jump next.

The Dungeon Store is spread across many social networks you may have never heard of, like PinXsters, and Lips.social, making them early adopters with varying degrees of success.

Is there a reason to pull back on such campaigns? Yes, and this goes back a long way. While it’s handy to have dominant branding for free across a social network, one has to consider how many people are watching and who are left.

When I go to post, I’m looking at how many others have posted? When was the last time I posted? How much of this feed is from my client?

When anyone goes to a social network and find posts from only one or two members, that’s bad. It makes the web site look bad. Guests feel they’re going to be drown out by spam. While I can give some engagement, if a client or two are the only ones left, there’s a liminal creepiness as if our brand is haunting the site, not participating in it.

So if I go onto a site, and I’ve been the only one posting recently, I’ll hold off so someone else can get a word in edgewise. This becomes a very good gauge as if it’s worth the energy too. If even the admin isn’t contributing, it may simply be time to move on.

 

Mia Darque Gives Kinky Advice and Talks About DomCon on The Weekly Hot Spot Podcast

World Wide Web — Mistress Mia Darque was recently a guest on The Weekly Hot Spot Podcast for a two-part show giving advice on Female Domination and why subbies don’t need to be shy about going to a BDSM convention like DomCon.

The Weekly Hot Spot is a BDSM advice podcast, hosted by Mistress Olivia and Ms Erika. The pair are active in the fetish scene and provide Distance Domination over the phone. Their show offers candid conversations about sex, fetish, BDSM, kink, phone sex and even vanilla erotic pleasure.

Mistress Mia Darque is a professional Dominatrix with over 20 years of loving Dominance in the kinky lifestyle and community. The 6’3″ Domina from Oklahoma is also a BDSM educator at Sanctuary Studios in Los Angeles, and serves on the board of DomCon where she is active working with their conventions in Los Angeles and New Orleans.

Olivia and Erika asked Darque about hesitations and fears men might have of bad experiences in kink.

“There’s no such thing as good times all the time,” noted Darque. “You can’t have one hundred percent control over it. It might go well, it might go very well. But it also might flop. When those moments come along, you have to step back for a second, rearrange yourself, see where you might have been a part of that equation, or realize other parts that didn’t work out the way they were supposed to, and eliminate that. Go back out there, and do it again. If you fall off the bike, you don’t just become scared of tires.”

“What could I expect at this type of event?” Ms Erika asked regarding DomCon NOLA.

I like to think of it as a fetishy, friendly, family reunion in New Orleans,” explained Darque. “The host hotel is great to us… The classes that we have, the teachers that we get to come in… we’ve had some of everybody, not just from the United States, but from Canada, Mistress Jaguar of Mexico, Goddess Cleo from the UK, Mistress Gabrielle from Australia. We literally have folks that come in from everywhere on the planet… it gets a little more fun every time. This year is our 20th year… There’s no telling how it’s going to be, especially with the second line parade, because we go all out.”

The Weekly Hot Spot episodes with Mistress Mia Darque can be found at https://www.spreaker.com/user/cock-radio/finalprodommemiadarque and https://www.spreaker.com/user/cock-radio/finaldomconmiadarque.

Mistress Mia Darque can be found at https://JustSayRed.com. She will be at DomCon New Orleans October 26-29 and info can be found at https://DomCon.com. Darque is also presenting The Black and Blue Party at Sanctuary Studios in Los Angeles, November 1st, go to https://www.femdomevents.com for details.

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