The growth and use of commercial barter companies has grown and expanded to include some thirty-five nations around the globe. Every year another four or five will see the introduction of commercial trade exchanges.

It wasn’t but a little over a decade ago that an exchange in Turkey was formed. They have done some remarkable business over the years, and now their innovative thinking has taken another major leap (more…)

There is a growing trend toward the use of barter, as an expanding web of trading opportunities crisscrosses the world.

And it’s an area of your business life that should receive greater importance.

In our earlier articles on the basics of trade purchasing we’ve seen that the prerequisite for your success, in the barter world, revolves around (more…)

According to a recent study by Hewitt Associates, a Lincolnshire, Ill.-based consulting firm, pay hikes don’t motivate employees as effectively as incentive and reward programs do.

The main reason for this, according to Julie Peterson, a Hewitt consultant, is that (more…)

BarterNews has reported on hundreds of famous and rich people who used barter to get started…What’s stopping you from using barter to build a better future? Here are four inspiring stories for (more…)

Driven by pressure to boost profits, some of the nation’s top corporate law firms are crossing over to what some attorney’s call the “dark side.”

The dark side is also known as taking a case on a contingency-fee basis. In essence the law firm will cover the legal costs upfront. Then if its clients win, the firm gets a percentage of the potentially huge judgment.

This way of operating for law firms started years ago. Back in the late 80s we reported on the (more…)

Tradia Commerce Network, the largest privately held barter exchange in the U.S. is going green. CEO Matthew Humphreys says the company is taking several important steps to reduce his company’s footprint on the (more…)

Contents in the May 27, 2008 Tuesday Barter Report, published by BarterNews magazine, include the following (more…)

From the barter desk of Bob Meyer…05/27/2008
Globalization Isn’t The Driver For Today’s Accelerating Change

Many people (and companies) around the globe are struggling to adapt to change, which is accelerating. A McKinsey study suggests that today’s leading companies—top performers in every industry—drop out of leadership at a rate that is four times greater than in the 1970s.

Years ago you could (more…)

“Barter Plays Major Role In Olympics” was our cover story. It exposed the inner workings of the enormous trading ($700 million of goods and services) at Atlanta’s 1996 Summer Olympics.

Our Do-er’s Dossier zeroed in on Michael Mercier, founder and president of Metro Trading Association, located near Detroit, Michigan.

The “Interview From The Street” was with Ron Lee, CEO of Lee Pharmaceuticals. It was a candid conversation in which he discussed the various ways he acquires trade dollars. Lee’s bottomline-orientation was both insightful and noteworthy given (more…)

You don’t need a huge billboard in Times Square or a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl, to get your name in front of your desired audience…not according to Texas-based Promotional Products Association International.

In a recent poll of 122 business travelers at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, the most effective advertising vehicle is (more…)