Press kit · About

A US PR studio for brands many firms will not pitch

BrandAfterdark is a public relations studio for adult, sexual wellness, dating and nightlife brands in the United States. We are new, so this page reads like a press kit: the facts about the studio, what we do, what we refuse to do, and why we chose these brands.

Fact sheet2026

Name
BrandAfterdark
What it is
A public relations studio
Market
United States brands and US media
Clients
Adult, sexual wellness, dating and nightlife brands operating legally
Services
Adult PR, digital PR, media outreach, brand search reputation
Prices
Published, in US dollars, from $2,700 a month
Contact
hello@brandafterdark.online

Why these brands

Adult, wellness, dating and nightlife businesses have stories that deserve coverage: new products, real data, founders with something to say, laws that change how customers live. Yet the usual routes are closed. Major newswires publish rules that refuse most adult releases, and some PR firms decline the work outright.

That leaves brands pitching alone, or paying for placements that carry little weight. We built BrandAfterdark to do the slower work that earns real coverage, described in our services for adult PR and media outreach, and in the insights.

What we do, and what we refuse

We do

  • Find stories that mainstream editors can run
  • Pitch named reporters one at a time
  • Prepare real, named spokespeople
  • Report coverage, mentions, branded search and AI answers against a baseline
  • Remove what Google allows, and outrank what it does not

We refuse

  • Buy coverage or publish paid articles as news
  • Promise placements
  • Pitch anything explicit
  • Invent spokespeople, reviews or testimonials
  • Work with brands that cannot operate legally in the US
  • Pressure publishers to remove accurate reporting

No logos, no borrowed results

As a new studio we have no testimonials to show, and we will not invent any. Many brands in these categories prefer their agencies to stay unnamed, so we never name a client without written permission. What you can judge is how we think, in the insights, what we charge, on the pricing page, and how we would approach your story, in a free review.

The way we operate

  1. A free review of your coverage, search results and story options.
  2. One story chosen, with the evidence and a prepared spokesperson to support it.
  3. A focused list of reporters, pitched one at a time.
  4. Coverage reused on your site, in newsletters and in sales conversations.
  5. A monthly report on what ran, what changed and what comes next.

Where our facts come from

We rely on Muck Rack's State of Journalism 2026 and its research on AI citations, the 2026 PR Pitch Response Rate Study from EPR Research and 5W, Cision's surveys of journalists, AAPOR's disclosure standards for surveys, Associated Press guidance on attribution, Google's removal policies and the text of the TAKE IT DOWN Act. Each statistic in our insights carries a citation.

Working with the studio

The studio works remotely with US brands and US media. Drafts, sign-offs and monthly reports move through one shared folder and the occasional call, and one lead looks after your reporter relationships wherever possible, because relationships with journalists are personal and take time to build.

What the studio leaves to others

We do not buy placements, write advertorials, build links, run ads or give legal advice. Legal questions about statements, removals or disputes go to your counsel, with our notes on the facts and a timeline of what happened.

Getting in touch

The quickest start is the free review on the contact page.

On the record

Why only adult and adjacent brands?

Because the usual PR shortcuts are often closed to them, from newswires to some agencies. Working only in these categories means we know the barriers before the first pitch.

Who are your clients?

We do not name clients without written permission, and as a new studio we will not borrow other people's results. Judge us by our published prices, our insights and a free PR opportunity review.

Where are you based?

We work with US brands and US media. Our terms, statements of work and invoices name the company that runs BrandAfterdark.

For immediate release

Your brand has a story. Let us find the reporter who wants it.

The PR opportunity review is free. Tell us about the brand and any news coming up, and we reply with the angles we would pitch, the outlets that cover them, and what to leave alone.

Request a PR opportunity review