Marketing isn’t rocket science.

It’s brain surgery.

Rockets follow physics. Clients follow feelings, deep desires, trends, their sister’s opinion, and whatever they saw at 2am on their phone. 

So, most brands that struggle today have the same symptom: they’re talking at people instead of to them.

This isn’t a business problem. This is a clarity problem. 

We find the disconnect. We fix it.

And unlike actual surgery,
you’ll be wide awake
to see it work.

8grape is for founders, executives, and operators who are done with being mediocre. They are looking for expertise and excellent results.

We seek out businesses
that look for results,
not applause.

We are not for everyone.

We are for companies ready for change.

Read more about the work we do.

Then when you are ready…
Email : yes@8grape.com

The types of clients
we DO NOT serve:

  1. A company that does not have at
    least $5,000 for change, please
    call someone else. 

  2. If you need to revise work on the
    weekends, please do not contact us. 

  3. If you think we aren’t worth the price,
    go use Fiverr, or ChatGPT. 

  4. If you are used to micromanaging
    consultants and expert advice, please
    leave now.

We won’t waste your time. 

Please don’t waste ours.

Thank you.

An overview
of what
is in our…

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Email : yes@8grape.com

Patrons : House of 8grape

Past and Present

Columbia University NYC
Invitations, brochures, and printed material.
Worked with Kate and Andy Spade in the very beginning when she only did did bags in the Hamptons. kate spade was Incorporated in 1993, a year later. Most don't know exactly how odd it is that COACH owns kate spade today (under Tapestry). We used CO
A long-lasting Music Studio that is over 25 years old. Did their current logo, old website, in-house custom murals, painting and on-site signage, business cards, etc...
Hired us for a B2C communications strategy to reengage their clients after Hurricane Sandy.
Oddly, one of my best friends from high school became the COO of Lily Pond. We did their first and only capabilities brochure for the firm.
We did A LOT of work for Fried Frank in the early to mid 1990s, billing just under $1.65M in revenue per year.
One of this country's oldest and most prestigious law firms. Had close to $2.3M in agency billings over a two year period. Those were the days.
A classic Polish beer. They sponsored quite a few 11211 Magazine events (2000-2006) with the WARSAW club/venue in Greenpoint.
Williamsburg | Brooklyn 11211 NYC (Founded and ran the magazine for 6 years Disciplined Beauty of 5th Ave.).
Cross County Savings Bank
We redid their new media kit for BORO Magazine (hadn't been redone in 7 years).
Blue Roman - play to win - sports apparel
We did dozens of presentation boards (by hand) for Mr. Lauren during a brief, 6 month tenure. It was exacting and a job to do. Ralph is an epic fashion designer from the Bronx.
Worked directly under CMO developing concepts and handling all print production through a Fifth Ave. design firm (Disciplined Beauty).
Snapple
Did some video editing for a few of their videos for a YouTube Channel focused on cafe's and coffee (VonSense).
Staten Island Film Fest (2023) was handed over to SI-nyc and *grape is the Agency of Record.
Tiger Beer - Designed, promoted and advertised Tiger Beer (famous during WWII) to the greater Williamsburg Community through the Brooklyn Rock Festival.
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Atticus Software (work-in-progress)
OMG cpr
BENEMONT Worksite Advisors
ASTORIA, NY (Queens)
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Admiral Insurance (work-in-progress)
LeadBaller (Leading lead generation)
Trevor Stewart Burton & Jacobsen - We did hundreds and ads, brochures, collateral, presentations and their first website (in HTML).
the worksite group (insurance advisors)
Worked directly with founder Brittany Rawlings (FASHIONBOSS), who wanted to brand the company just before she launched. Often the stories we tell ourselves differed from who we are deep down inside.
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Wealth & Legacy Group
AYSHA NY (Made in NYC) Former designer at Dior and Dolce & Gabanna creates tailor-made outfits for the most discriminating of C-Suite, executive NYC women to have them look and feel their absolute best.
Akasha: "Life isn't Fair."
Lions Pride Leadership is an excellent leadership and customized coaching company. 8grape would NOT exist without them.
We only worked very briefly for REVLON back in the early 90s. It was when a young Cindy Crawford modeled for them.
COACH New York or simply Coach is an American mid-luxury fashion house specializing in leather goods such as handbags, luggage, accessories, and ready-to-wear. We ran a national advertising campaign back in the day (now under the Tapestry holdings).
Advertisements, collateral, and in-house pop ads.
Private Chef: Executive Chef Mike
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Socials

🗽 I never thought I’d live to hear lyrics in a song that start with: “They put art in frames…” Never, ever, never. Is this where we’ve come to? Is this what “running out of ideas” looks like? I have on
🗽 Did you find it? We always look for the “it” people. That’s our preferred pronoun. Now that was an interesting time. Remember that? It was like a vetted and tested vigilante squad came in to yell at you and tell you what to
🗽 I do find this song cringy. It’s the kind of cringy where you feel embarrassed for musicians and singers performing this. FEARLESS GIRL (statue). Love corks. Don’t know why, we just do. #8grape #newyork #youcangetwiththis #youca
❤️ Make it BIG MAKE IT BIG (What you want) The Project We shoot to impress people beyond their unlimited imaginations. Between the colors and the sheer size of the arrangement, it will create both lasting memories or those photographable moment
🎈 A Brief History My family and I immigrated from Moldova in 1979 and I was very fortunate to graduate from two colleges, and had a successful career in the Tech Sector which evolved into me becoming a principal business architect. My passion for
🍇 HOW SABINA WORKS We schedule a convenient call. We can go through the Order Form, step-by-step together. This tells us the time, date and a place the event will be held. We listen to what type of event you are having (birthday, holiday celebr
❤️ What Are Destiny Cards? Destiny cards, also known as cardology or the science of cards, are an ancient system that combines astrology, numerology, and a regular deck of playing cards. Each card in the deck corresponds to a specific date of birth
♣️ How Destiny Cards Work Destiny cards operate on the belief that the universe is a well-ordered system where everything happens for a reason. By understanding the energy and symbolism behind each card, you can gain valuable insights into yo
♦️ Gaining Profound Insights Destiny cards are a powerful tool for gaining profound insights into various aspects of your life. Here’s how they can help to: Unlock The Past – Understanding your past is crucial for healing and gro
🍇 WAYS to work. Sales, Deals and Discounts are the way a company can race to the bottom. 1. Hire us to do a video, web, graphic, publicity campaign design, ad or Brand development. You call all the shots and we produce better art, on time,
🍇 Back in Williamsburg | Brooklyn, 1999, I learned a very valuable lesson and went to my mentor’s Fifth Ave. office to tell him: “I have finally found a new way to handle any and all objections for businesses running ads in the (
🍇 Clients & Patrons sometimes want a few great marketing ideas. They firmly believe that they can do the rest themselves. They think: “How hard can it be? Look how much I could save.” That’s perfectly fine if they know what t
BRANDING To lift businesses to become leaders in their respective industry. The one that others discuss and seek to emulate—a new gold standard. Our clients and patrons become an unquestioned solution (if and when we all play our cards right
ADVERTISING What we learned in 30 years of performance with brands like katespade, Cravath Swaine & Moore, Kenneth Cole, and Columbia University exists in a single word: Excellence. We have also learned the familiar and emerging patterns in s
🗽 MARKETING The ones who excel at their own distinction, have risen above the fray of mediocrity, were not doing anything new or complicated. It was their ability to firmly establish trust in their customer’s culture. The House of 8grape i
🍇 He spoke. We can’t share the precise context (of a multitude of: 1, 2, or 3 hour-long telephone conversations) but we can say that the business was losing money, YOY. We stayed on the telephone so the owner could hear himself think out
🍇 Thank G-d it wasn’t a real baby. The lesson here: We can directly apply our ego thru our passions but need great humility when doing business. Sometimes this may mean a loss. You will know when you are ready. #house8grape #advertis
🍇 He closed. The dream establishment in Staten Island just didn’t hit it the way he wanted it to. The balance between his new concept vs. the older one wasn’t worth the rebrand investment financially to have the 8grape team to rebran

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