Inventor of The Semenette® & POPDildo™ Also Recognized by Peers for Marketing Campaign OTY!

 Berman Innmovations

BOSTON (May 10, 2016) – Berman Innovations, inventor of The Semenette® and POPDildo™, is nominated for LGBT Company of the Year and Marketing Campaign of the Year for the 10th Annual StorErotica Awards. Recognizing excellence in the adult retail community, the 2016 StorErotica Awards laud those in the brick and mortar storefront, distributing, and manufacturing levels.

“As a lesbian CEO of a pleasure products company, the nomination for LGBT Company of the Year is one that is truly near and dear to my heart,” says Stephanie Berman of Berman Innovations. “To have my efforts recognized for creating a product that has not only helped my wife and I conceive our children, but has also helped many other LGBTQ+ couples realize their dream of having a family, is a true honor.”

The Semenette® (http://TheSemenette.com), a novelty intimacy product, allows partners to re-create the ejaculation process in the privacy of their own home, through its proprietary inner tubing and pump system. Berman herself is the first of many Semenette® success stories; she and her wife successfully used the product to conceive their daughter and son. The product experienced its first viral wave soon after its launch in early 2015, and global media attention has not waned about the company’s innovative approach to at-home conception for the LGBT, FTM / trans, disabled, and serodiscordant communities.

Berman Innovations teamed up with German pleasure products manufacturer Fun Factory to introduce its second iteration, POPDildo™ (http://POPDildo.com). By incorporating Fun Factory’s pleasure-focused shape, built for G-spot and prostate play, with the technology of the original Semenette®, POPDildo™ is a novelty product for consumers from a wider variety of communities. Since it’s launch in February 2016, POPDildo™ has quickly found a fan base in people excited by its potential for play, who recognize the technology which sets it apart from both traditional dildos and “party”-style ejaculating toys.

As part of its launch, Berman Innovations and Evil Angel director Aiden Starr collaborated to showcase POPDildo™ in her film, “Lesbian Anal Sex Slaves 2,” to show how the product could be used for play. To view a testimonial by two of the film’s performers, visit https://youtu.be/u-2zQA4gGss. POPDildo™ has since skyrocketed to the “wish list” for a wide variety of community members, including pegging enthusiasts, kinksters and fetishists, and more.

“It’s a true honor to be nominated and have our marketing campaign, and collaboration with the amazing Aiden Starr, be recognized,” adds Berman. “With the launch of POPDildo™, it was my immediate goal for people to see all of the different and broader uses of the toy. The film directed by Aiden, and our recent partnership with Entrenue, has POP being showcased to more retailers and fans all over North America, which translates to a much broader range of customers using the product. It’s been an incredible year, and I couldn’t be happier with how POP is being embraced. A win in either category would truly top things off!”

The Semenette® and POPDildo™, both novelty intimacy products, allow partners to mimic traditional intercourse through its proprietary inner tubing and pump system, complete with ejaculation – something that sets it apart from both traditional dildos and “party”-style ejaculating toys. Recipient of Techie.com’s Editor’s Choice Lightning Bolt Award for Emerging Technology, and industry nominations for Couples Sex Toy of the Year, Specialty Pleasure Product of the Year, and New Product of the Year, both The Semenette® and POPDildo™ are made of premium medical-grade silicone, and are non-toxic and phthalate-free.

Industry members are encouraged to submit their votes for Berman Innovations for LGBT Company of the Year and The Semenette®’s POP for Marketing Campaign of the Year. Voting for the 2016 StorErotica Awards runs May 11th – 23rd at http://StoreroticaAwards.com.

Winners for the 10th Annual StorErotica Awards will be announced during a special awards gala event on Monday, July 18th, during the ANME Founders Show. The world’s premier adult novelty B2B show, the ANME Founders Show represents the latest in the adult novelty and toy industries, featuring adult toys, novelties, lubricants, lingerie, and games. Held at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, the trade show is open to US- and Canadian-based manufacturers to showcase and sell products to distributors and retail buyers.

North American retailers interested in carrying POPDildo™ may email contact Kim@Entrenue.com to place their orders. International retailers and distributors interested in carrying POPDildo™ may email Stephanie@TheSemenette.com.

For more information, visit http://POPDildo.com.

About Berman Innovations, LLC: 

Berman Innovations is a woman-owned and operated LGBTQ-friendly company with a business model focused on form and function. An expert team of women drives the design, development, and creation of Berman Innovations’ product line, including its flagship product, The Semenette®. Berman Innovations understands both the adult industry and the family-planning market, tailoring its products with features its clients want and need. Berman Innovations has licensed, authorized distributors, which guarantee efficient, accurate, rapid delivery, so retailers always have available stock. Berman Innovations provides pleasure with outstanding customer service and products. For more information, visit http://TheSemenette.com and http://POPDildo.com; the company may also be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/thesemenette, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thesemenette, and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1hfPyVJVLYnxsS4vOcRK1Q.