In looking over a BarterNews back issue recently, #52 (Allan Hackel cover), we were reminded of barter’s versatility in reading the “People & Events” section which had dozens of interesting and far-reaching examples, among them (more…)

A new study by PNC Advisors in Pittsburgh shows that the wealthier you are, the less likely you are to take steps such as creating a will to protect your assets.

The results flout a basic tenet of financial planning, which maintains that the (more…)

International Monetary Systems, Ltd. (OTCBB:INLM), announced its sales volume and revenue figures for June. As has been the case for the past six months, the company had substantial increases in gross revenue, trade volume and client enrollments. The June 2007 results are:

* Trade Volume for the month totaled more than (more…)

Contents in the July 24, 2007, Tuesday Report, published by BarterNews magazine, (more…)

The home shopping channels on TV are a $9 billion-dollar business these days. But did you know the roots of home shopping are actually in radio? In 1977, radio entrepreneur Bud Paxson accepted (more…)

This is the eighth in a series of interviews with Jack Schacht…To read the others see right-hand column “Categories” then “Jack Schacht.”

A Look At Today’s Environment…

T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant chain (887 units) is coping with what its U.S. president calls an industry-wide slump “unlike anything I’ve ever seen” in 25 years in the business.

Guests are increasingly (more…)

Euphemistically referred to as “trade promotion,” paid placements (made in the form of product) by cereal makers and other food purveyors for eye-level shelf positioning, has been practiced for decades. This form of marketing for superior positioning is (more…)

A new kind of residential development, called “forest reserve” communities, is taking place in the U.S. It’s being carved out of former industrial timberlands around major cities of (more…)

Conventional wisdom and many respected economists cite the massive investment in technology and telecommunications during the decade of the 1990s as the cause of productivity’s rise.

But according to William Lewis, author of The Power of Productivity, which is based on the 12-years of research for the McKinsey Global Institute, the efficiency gains we’ve seen recently owe much more to the (more…)

Number one is to realize that the media does have a staff of people who call daily on every type of business that needs advertising…and that is just about everyone! The sales staff are often offered trade of goods/services in lieu of cash by a prospective advertiser.


In most cases they cannot use what is being offered, or they don’t really (more…)