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 […]
Debbie Lombardi, president, Barter Business Unlimited, received the International Reciprocal Trade Association’s (IRTA) “Legends Of Barter Award” this past weekend at the barter industry association’s 34th Annual International Convention in Las Vegas, NV. “I’ve been a barter industry professional for over 30 years now and I am still challenged each day by the changing business […]
At the annual Barter21 users meeting during the IRTA Convention, new features were rolled out for Barter21 software. Barter 21 provided a live demonstration of the features to attendees of the conference, and they are described below. Limit Items Purchased The Trading Floor will have the capability of limiting the number of items any one […]
I was informed of another internet direct bartering website start up, My Trade Cart, a couple of days ago. While I wasn’t able to access the site in any meaningful way (the login I created never worked), I did like one of the features described in the press release I received. My Trade Cart is […]
