In the publishing industry, the king of living the brand is Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy.
Playboy Enterprises (nyse: PLA - news - people ) is struggling.
Last season it banned The Playboy Club and it does not show Saturday Night Live.
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Last year Bollywood's Sherlyn Chopra became the first Indian to pose naked for Playboy.
Playboy, along with several other adult magazines, is banned in India under its obscenity laws.
But Penthouse and Playboy shows notwithstanding, investors are still waiting for a genuine show of fireworks.
True to type, Downey has a ball as the cavalier playboy in the early scenes.
In launching the BMW Mini Cooper, Crispin convinced Playboy to feature the car as a centerfold.
We contacted Sheff and, to our delight, he agreed to do Playboy-style interviews for Upside.
And Bigpoint rented out the Playboy Mansion for a party, complete with Playmates and strippers.
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Playboy entered made a deal in February that made IMG its exclusive licensing agent in Asia.
Playboy needs to ask potential licensing partners what they really think of the brand.
Before this, he was the managing director and head for digital ventures at Playboy Enterprises.
Later, after Italian food at the Palms hotel, the group repaired to the Playboy Club.
He expects Playboy will turn a net profit this year after seven years of losses.
Former Playboy Playmate Pamela Anderson, who ranks fourth on our list, is another example.
For its part, FriendFinder has plenty to keep it busy without worrying about fixing Playboy.
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Playboy's board investigated, and Mr. Flanders underwent sensitivity training, according to people familiar with the matter.
Did you know that the vast majority of Playboy-branded merchandise is purchased by women?
That countermarket move was the same tactic his father employed years earlier, using Penthouse to pry readers from Playboy.
Mr Buffett has said that while some people read Playboy of an evening, he prefers a good company report.
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At Upside, I had a dream of publishing long, Playboy-style interviews with tech titans and venture capitalists.
Mel stated several months ago that a little more than 2 million subs activate the playboy channel.
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He frequently did cover work for publications as diverse as Good Housekeeping, Collier's, McCall's, and even Playboy.
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In his first Playboy column, Duff admits to cavorting with hookers on a private jet and doing cocaine.
In his debut Playboy column, McKagan admits to cavorting with hookers on a private jet and imbibing cocaine.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Playboy's proposal would not be considered by his government on "technical grounds".
In his first Playboy column, McKagan admits to cavorting with hookers on a private jet and imbibing cocaine.
Button's playboy lifestyle in his early F1 career didn't fit well with the mores of the sport, either.
Playboy is also looking for a sublettor for some of its office space in Chicago, says the spokeswoman.
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