Welcome California Exotics Director of Marketing, Al Bloom, to the Community Interview!
Al Bloom has been around the adult industry and back again, from distribution, to owning an adult video company, to working in the toy business with the major founders. In his 40 year career, he has witnessed, firsthand, the beginnings of the sex toy market, and has been a part of its growth. So, where is the business headed now?
From early in his life, Al Bloom was tied to the adult industry. Fresh out of college, Al started out working in adult video distribution then moved onto video production and even owned a few video production companies along the way including the largest film production company of its time, Caballero Home Video. After over two decades on the video side, Al made his way into the toy market; starting with Doc Johnson in the early through late 90’s, then moving onto his current job working as Director of Marketing for California Exotic Novelties. Working in marketing for California Exotics is a busy and exciting job; Al is always thinking about the next new thing.
For 40 years and counting, Al Bloom has been deeply involved in the adult industry and knows full well where it has been. What were the 70’s really like for toys and movies? How did the 80’s change the industry, with both new technology for sex toys and the VHS porn boom? Were the 90’s the biggest turning point for the industry’s growth, or was it more this last decade? And, of course, the obvious question: what’s next for adult toys? With the market so flush now, it’s hard for many to see the big picture, and understand what it took to get here, and most do not have to the perspective of seeing that history firsthand. We are so very excited to have Al Bloom on interview to tell us all about it!
Do you have questions for Al? Go on over to the interview page and ask! This is your time to interview Al! Ask as many questions as you’d like; you can even post about and link to the interview from your blog if you want to. Feel free to share your thoughts!
And there are prizes!
Al will be giving away sweeeeet Cal Exotics prizes for his favorite 3 questions! We’ll be announcing the winners in this thread next week on Friday, August 13th.
The prizes are...
1st Prize: The super powerful and chic Couture Collection Inspire massage wand
2nd Prize: A new twist on the iconic dual stimulator, the Platinum Jack Rabbit
3rd Prize: The travel-friendly little luxury clit vibe, Voila
The interview is open for questions from today (August 3rd) through the end of Monday, August 9th.
Everyone, please join us in a warm welcome to our beloved friend, Al Bloom!
Al Bloom has been around the adult industry and back again, from distribution, to owning an adult video company, to working in the toy business with the major founders. In his 40 year career, he has witnessed, firsthand, the beginnings of the sex toy market, and has been a part of its growth. So, where is the business headed now?
From early in his life, Al Bloom was tied to the adult industry. Fresh out of college, Al started out working in adult video distribution then moved onto video production and even owned a few video production companies along the way including the largest film production company of its time, Caballero Home Video. After over two decades on the video side, Al made his way into the toy market; starting with Doc Johnson in the early through late 90’s, then moving onto his current job working as Director of Marketing for California Exotic Novelties. Working in marketing for California Exotics is a busy and exciting job; Al is always thinking about the next new thing.
For 40 years and counting, Al Bloom has been deeply involved in the adult industry and knows full well where it has been. What were the 70’s really like for toys and movies? How did the 80’s change the industry, with both new technology for sex toys and the VHS porn boom? Were the 90’s the biggest turning point for the industry’s growth, or was it more this last decade? And, of course, the obvious question: what’s next for adult toys? With the market so flush now, it’s hard for many to see the big picture, and understand what it took to get here, and most do not have to the perspective of seeing that history firsthand. We are so very excited to have Al Bloom on interview to tell us all about it!
Do you have questions for Al? Go on over to the interview page and ask! This is your time to interview Al! Ask as many questions as you’d like; you can even post about and link to the interview from your blog if you want to. Feel free to share your thoughts!
And there are prizes!
Al will be giving away sweeeeet Cal Exotics prizes for his favorite 3 questions! We’ll be announcing the winners in this thread next week on Friday, August 13th.
The prizes are...
1st Prize: The super powerful and chic Couture Collection Inspire massage wand
2nd Prize: A new twist on the iconic dual stimulator, the Platinum Jack Rabbit
3rd Prize: The travel-friendly little luxury clit vibe, Voila
The interview is open for questions from today (August 3rd) through the end of Monday, August 9th.
Everyone, please join us in a warm welcome to our beloved friend, Al Bloom!
