ICON International http://www.icon-intl.com/modules/smartsection/ Corporate Barter - Discover Hidden Value Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:05 -0400 http://backend.userland.com/rss/ SmartSection Case Studies info@icon-intl.com info@icon-intl.com en ICON International http://www.icon-intl.com/images/logo.gif http://www.icon-intl.com/modules/smartsection/ 140 35.2 Sweet Solutions for Sticky Real-Estate Situations http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/real-estate-transactions/industrial-real-estate-solution.html <p>A leading marketer and manufacturer of fruit spreads had ceased to use a manufacturing facility on 16 acres that consisted of 13 Industrial Revolution-era brick buildings totaling 480,000 square feet.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:30:00 -0400 http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/real-estate-transactions/industrial-real-estate-solution.html Subaru of America: Recouping Residual Value Through Barter http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/excess-inventory/subaru.html <p>In today&rsquo;s highly competitive marketplace, car companies need to sell vehicles any way they can.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/excess-inventory/subaru.html Rich SeaPak: A Plant Closing Solution That Took the Cake http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/capacity/rich-seapak.html <p>Rich Products was closing and selling a 56,100 square-foot food-manufacturing facility on six acres of land.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/capacity/rich-seapak.html Keeping a Successful Race Team On Track http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/corporate-sponsorship-transactions/sponsorship-funding-solution.html <p>An automotive OEM is a well-established sponsor and factory partner of a racing team.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/corporate-sponsorship-transactions/sponsorship-funding-solution.html Wrapping Up a Quick Solution for Distasteful Choices http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/excess-inventory/perishable-product.html <p>Over the course of several years, this sub sandwich company found it had chronic issues with excess food product that did not sell as planned.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/excess-inventory/perishable-product.html TTI Floor Care North America: Sweeping Up Extra <a class="glossary_term" href="javascript:void(0);" title="19">Inventory<span>While this can refer to a client's physical inventory of merchandise (which, if it represents an undervalued asset, could form the basis of a corporate barter transaction), in the corporate barter world, inventory more commonly refers to a supply of advertising time/space purchased in advance by the barter company, which client companies use as fulfillment to complete their side of a corporate barter agreement.</span></a> http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/excess-inventory/tti-floor-care-na-hoovers.html <p>TTI, the leading U.S. manufacturer of floor-cleaning appliances, had an excess <a class="glossary_term" href="javascript:void(0);" title="19">inventory<span>While this can refer to a client's physical inventory of merchandise (which, if it represents an undervalued asset, could form the basis of a corporate barter transaction), in the corporate barter world, inventory more commonly refers to a supply of advertising time/space purchased in advance by the barter company, which client companies use as fulfillment to complete their side of a corporate barter agreement.</span></a> of Dirt Devil and Hoover vacuums that had a less-than-desirable <a class="glossary_term" href="javascript:void(0);" title="20">market value<span>The price at which both willing buyers and sellers will transact business, the highest value being full market value.</span></a>.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/excess-inventory/tti-floor-care-na-hoovers.html Discovery Channel: Discovering Ways Out of Seasonal <a class="glossary_term" href="javascript:void(0);" title="19">Inventory<span>While this can refer to a client's physical inventory of merchandise (which, if it represents an undervalued asset, could form the basis of a corporate barter transaction), in the corporate barter world, inventory more commonly refers to a supply of advertising time/space purchased in advance by the barter company, which client companies use as fulfillment to complete their side of a corporate barter agreement.</span></a> Challenges http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/excess-inventory/discovery-communications-stores.html <p>At its height, the Discovery Channel retail store division had established approximately 100 outlets, mainly in mall, airport and prime retail locations.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/excess-inventory/discovery-communications-stores.html Tax-Preparation Business: ICON Made Moving a Lot Less Taxing http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/real-estate-transactions/tax-preparation-business.html <p>This&nbsp;tax-preparation business had recently completed a new headquarters facility.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/real-estate-transactions/tax-preparation-business.html Automotive Operations: Shifting Office Space into a Higher Gear http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/real-estate-transactions/automotive-manufacturer.html <p>This automotive manufacturer had a 300,000-square-foot mixed-use facility that needed a new roof and extensive upgrading to meet requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/real-estate-transactions/automotive-manufacturer.html Valvoline: Oiling the Gears with Advertising and Marketing Solutions http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/cash-funding-transactions/valvoline-ashland.html <p>Valvoline initiated its relationship with ICON not as a potential client but as a supplier accepting <a class="glossary_term" href="javascript:void(0);" title="22">trade credit<span>An alternative currency used in the corporate barter industry; one of ICON's financial options. (Note that this term is properly used only in the singular, i.e., never trade credits.)</span></a> as partial payment from Monro Muffler.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.icon-intl.com/case-studies/cash-funding-transactions/valvoline-ashland.html