NEW BERLIN, Wis., Oct 14, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — International Monetary Systems, Ltd. /quotes/comstock/11k!itnm (ITNM 0.85, 0.00, 0.00%) , a worldwide leader in business-to-business barter services, today announced the kick-off of its upcoming holiday expo season where the barter network’s members across the country shop for holiday gifts, year-end business needs and winter travel opportunities, all with their IMS trade dollars. The first of the expos will take place this Saturday, October 16th, in Libertyville (Chicago), IL.
The holiday expos are organized and hosted by the IMS offices that serve 50 major markets across North America. The events provide an excellent venue for IMS clients to spend their trade dollars and network with other local members. Don Mardak, CEO of International Monetary Systems, said, “The annual expo season is the most anticipated in our industry, particularly in light of the tough economy. During last year’s season, also in poor economic times, we set trade volume records. This year, we expect more members than ever before will be using their trade dollars to ease the strain on cash reserves for holiday gift buying.”
In the past, these holiday expos have generated considerable revenue and trade volume, and accounted for a significant part of the company’s fourth-quarter income. Following are the dates for the events:
Saturday, October 16, 2010 -- Chicago, IL Tuesday, October 26, 2010 -- Hartford, CT Saturday, November 6, 2010 -- Milwaukee, WI Sunday, November 7, 2010 -- Reno, NV Tuesday, November 9, 2010 -- Columbus, OH Thursday, November 11, 2010 -- Rochester, NY Thursday, November 11, 2010 -- Chattanooga, TN Saturday, November 13, 2010 -- Wichita, KS Saturday, November 20, 2010 -- Denver, CO Sunday, November 21, 2010 -- Santa Clara, CA Sunday, December 5, 2010 -- Santa Rosa, CA Thursday, December 9, 2010 -- Las Vegas, NV
The shows are open to the public. To locate exact times and locations of each expo, you can click on the following link: http://www.imsbarter.com/expos
I heard the Hartford office is closing after the big barter expo. Last year I was told most members were there to spend as much trade dollars as possible because they can’t spend it during year. many members I talked to were going to pass on the IMS expo and gear up for the Barter Business Unlimited Expo on Nov 9. To bad Don Mardak cant work with other Barter companies. He spends so much time filing lawsuits against anyone who he feels is a threat to his business, he doesnt see the benifit of the entire trade industry to work together. When they close the Hartford office…anyone left will join the other companies anyway!