In a very interesting turn for a modern furniture company, Blue Dot furniture is now handling an online swap meet of sorts. Instead of spending your dollars for their furniture, between now and March 11th you can choose something you like and make an offer to them on their website. If they like the offer, [...]
As reported by Boston.com, Swap.com started their 18 city promotional event by inviting locals to attend a LITERAL swap meet. Participants were encouraged to bring their stuff and swap. “You never know when someone else’s trash is going to be another man’s treasure,’’ said Jennifer Lula, a seasoned swapper who volunteered at last Thursday’s event [...]
Coolswop is a Thai internet barter website that is following the same vein as BarterQuest and U-Swap. Remember back in grade school when your mom put an apple in your lunch but you really wanted a banana so you traded it with your friend? Coolswop.com is based on that model, allowing users to barter with [...]
4 Seasons Home Crafters of Norton Shores, Michigan, is generating a significant amount of buzz about their yearly promotion, the “Swap-A-Rama”. In conjunction with big sales on siding and other products, 4 Seasons accepts direct trades as part or all of a bid. Each September for the past 10 years, 4 Seasons runs ads for [...]
July, 26, 2010: Citadel Media signs a marketing and sales agreement with mSnap, which will provide mobile marketing capabilities to stations on a barter basis. mSnap already provides a text messaging to Citadel Broadcasting stations and will now offer the same services to stations for barter instead of cash. “The barter program presents stations the [...]
According to the Indo-Canadian Newspaper: The First Canadian Barter company along with their affiliated partner ESN held their annual barter cruise in the beautiful surroundings of downtown waterways and coastal mountains last Thursday, which was a packed affair with more than 200 business people attending. As usual, the beautiful surrounding made the dinner and drinks [...]
Today IRTA Executive Director Ron Whitney announced that Alan Elkin CEO of Active International will deliver the keynote address during the 2010 IRTA convention that will be held October 28th-30th at the Pittsburg Hilton in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. “Alan Elkin is charismatic and an incredible speaker, his keynote address will definitely be a highpoint of the [...]
I love waffles. I make waffles at least once a month. We usually try to make Belgian style with regular batter, and they turn out pretty good. This story caught me, because of my waffle love affair. Off the Waffle in Eugene, Oregon is not your typical waffle house. You won’t find pads of butter, [...]
Late last year we reported on a food exchange program in Scotland by a restaurant called Cookie. The essence of the program was to trade locally grown fruits and vegetables for the finished product in the restaurant. We are pleased to report that this program has been extended indefinitely. According to Allmediascotland.com, Cookie co-owner, Domenico [...]
Don Mardak was recently featured on Venture and discussed at length the retail and corporate barter systems and how they are faring and thriving now. Check it out.
