BUDAPEST, Hungary – Thirty adult industry companies and individuals were toasted Wednesday evening in the heart of a historical European city when the annual YNOT Awards crowned 2013’s best of the best in the online adult entertainment industry.
MojoHost, Rabbit’s Reviews, Buddy Profits, SexGoesMobile and Too Much Media returned to the winner’s list for the third time in as many years. Ten other companies and individuals made their second trip to the winners circle, having appeared among the honorees in either 2011 or 2012.
“Because the YNOT Awards, uniquely, are selected by industry-wide voting instead of by a committee, repeat winners deserve special congratulations,” said Jay Kopita, vice president of Houston-based YNOT Group LLC, which organizes the awards. “Companies and individuals who maintain solid reputations, along with the respect and admiration of their peers, are doing more than a few things right.”
This year’s YNOT Awards included a new honor that was selected by a committee, albeit one composed of long-standing industry insiders. The first YNOT Hall of Fame award was presented to affiliate program PussyCash, which also received the 2013 award for Best Live Cam Revenue Program.
“PussyCash has demonstrated an uncommon ability to adapt to market conditions and generate goodwill among both affiliates and consumers,” Kopita said. “The online segment of the adult entertainment industry has undergone some monumental changes since PussyCash debuted in 1998, but the company has diversified and persevered, proving that foresight and innovation pave the way for success. Today, PussyCash is one of the largest and most successful programs in the industry.”
More than 100 individuals and companies were nominated for 2013 YNOT Awards. The winners are:
Best Adult Dating Company: Dating Factory
Best Adult Internet Brand: Manwin
Best Adult Reviews Site: Rabbit’s Reviews
Best Alternative Billing Company: Paxum
Best Billing Company: CCBill
Best Content Provider: Webmaster Central
Best Emerging Company: Grand Slam Media
Best Emerging Site: CumLouder
Best Gay Revenue Program: Buddy Profits
Best Gay Site: Men.com
Best Hosting Company: MojoHost
Best Industry Event: The Phoenix Forum
Best Live Cam Revenue Program: PussyCash
Best Live Cam Site: LiveJasmin
Best Marketing Campaign: Fleshlight
Best Mobile Revenue Program: Affil4you
Best Mobile Services Company: SexGoesMobile
Best Niche Site: Kink.com
Best Overall Adult Site: Brazzers
Best Overall Revenue Program: CrakRevenue
Best Software Company: Too Much Media
Best Traffic Services Company: JuicyAds
Best Tube Site: PornHub
Best Web Design Studio: Zuzana Designs
Businessman of the Year: Jay Van G, JuicyAds
Businesswoman of the Year: Jo Merlone, KiwiSourcing
Company Rep of the Year: Joey Gabra, Affil4You
Company of the Year: Affil4you
Innovator of the Year: LabelSex
YNOT Hall of Fame: PussyCash
Winners and guests celebrated the occasion during an elegant dinner ceremony at Budapest’s historic Symbol restaurant, wine cellar and art gallery.
“Symbol deserves all the international acclaim it has received,” said Kopita, who co-hosted the ceremony with Jenn Gonzalez, director of affiliates for Love Revenue. “The food, the service and the surroundings all were impeccable.
“We’d like to give special thanks to our sponsors for providing such a fabulous, industry-first experience for the 2013 YNOT Awards,” he added. “And to the Fleshlight Girls EU, who served as trophy presenters and made the evening’s atmosphere elegant enough to be professional but hot enough to be fun.”
Fleshlight / FNCash was the Diamond Sponsor for the 2013 YNOT Awards. Gold Sponsors included Webbilling, MojoHost, Grand Slam Media, CumLouder, CommerceGate, Brazzers, SexGoesMobile, TrafficJunky, RIVCash and YNOT Mail.
