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July 22, 2003
Written by Bob Meyer, Editor of BarterNews Municipalities Gets Creative...Exchange Advertising For Police Cars! BarterNews has learned that several municipalities will be leasing cruisers (police cars) for $1 a year, in exchange for allowing the cars' hoods, trunks and sides to be used for advertising purposes—from companies such as supermarket chains, insurance firms, and hospitals. Other News...
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you know that your classified ad gets one full year exposure in the
For information on The Barter Marketplace click here. The Barter Marketplace archives click here. Artist Larry Bell Trades Artwork For Rent In early issues of BarterNews we reported on artist Michael Whipple's trading endeavors. Later on, we related how hotelier and art collector Arnold Ashkenazy had amassed a 20,000 piece collection, valued at $20 million, through the astute use of barter. (Complete details are found in FastStart Barter Program I.) We now take a look at artist Larry Bell, who has returned to Los Angeles after 30 years in New Mexico...he's tired of the commute. Rather than buying a house, Bell has decided to make a hotel in Venice his home. His "rent" will be paid the old-fashioned way—with his works of art. Bell, a 64-year-old artist, was a key player in the groundbreaking 1960s movement dubbed Finish Fetish or Light & Space. He was among the first to have the tag "L.A. Look" attached to his work. Extraordinary Revealing Report For Business Owners - Click here. The
following message was used to promote one's trade exchange. The exchange
owner Trade Is The Competitive Edge—Spread The Word! We have begun co-publishing a monthly newsletter entitled The Competitive Edge that is a generic overview of barter in today's competitive marketplace. In addition to providing the newsletter to you (our members) we have also begun a prospecting campaign using the publication. Each month we mail The Competitive Edge to businesses that would be an asset to our exchange, and follow up with phone calls. Many trade exchanges have successfully used this newsletter, published by BarterNews magazine, to educate potential clients about trade and therefore attract new members. And we hope to have the same results here! You can help us spread the word by providing some counter space or other conspicuous area to display The Competitive Edge to your clients. Waiting rooms, bookshelves, reception areas...wherever your customers have a chance to pick up a copy of the newsletter, they also will have a chance to find out more about bartering in today's economy. Each month's issues offers new insights into the advantages of using trade and how it can improve a company's cash position. Every business owner will find the articles interesting and educational. To learn more about The Competitive Edge newsletter and how it can help build your trade exchange, click here. Every barter company in the world is listed on our web site, click through to our Global List of Barter Companies. If you haven't read the current issue of BarterNews, get yourself a copy now! Orders are shipped the same day we receive them. (Click on Order Form) Get New Money-Making Ideas And Valuable Contacts! You can obtain useful, informative ideas and contacts in every available back-issue of BarterNews. Here
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