When Growth
Gives Way to Meaning

There comes a point where expansion is secondary to coherence. Where success is measured less by reach than by relevance. We help shape companies that must last, and they require work that reflects longevity.

8grape approaches brands as authors: a deliberate act of definition that clarifies in its meaning; endurance, and finally what will be remembered.

Email : 8grape

Businesses come
to us for a number
of reasons:

1.

  • The business wants to launch or
    improve financially (more sales).

    This requires designing a Strategy instead of just executing a Plan.

2.

  • Looking to sell a business and
    wants to add appropriate systems or assets.

    This means the company sells for a higher asking price when they are ready to do so.

3.

  • Wants a better performing website, written text, graphics, videos, or Ads.

    The use of a professional agency, with its writers and artists appeals to more people.

Welcome to the

House of 8grape.

In order to conveniently
navigate and optimize
your experience, see our
full Ecosystem (company
assets) below to quench
thy curiosity.

Welcome to the House.

All assets in our Ecosystem are below:
operated by and are the property
of Williamsburg Concierge, LLC.

Looks and sounds official, right?

Ecosystem

SI-nyc.com

  • We are curious about many of the people, places and things in SI-nyc.com.

    This website is a platform to promote and expose the People, Places, and Things to a broader Staten Island base.

  • SI-nyc.com

House of 8grape

  • An award-winning, purpose-driven agency focused on BRANDING | ADVERTISING | MARKETING (al la carte).

  • 8grape.com

  • A film and technology fest:
    September 23-24, 2026

    Website: siff.nyc

  • siff.nyc

Geo-deer.com

  • 2025 Geofencing & Retargeting

    Geo-Deer.com

  • Geo-Deer.com

eyesii.com

  • Some of the best muralists from: Bushwick & Williamsburg | Brooklyn.

  • eyesii.com

  • In operation since 2012 founded in Astoria, (Queens) NY

  • BinkNyc.com

  • We would like to see a center specifically located (within walking distance) by the South Ferry (Staten Island Ferry).

    Let’s see if we can get this project off the ground.

    ExApe < a proposal.

  • Email: yes@8grape.com to see and read the FULL DECK.

    Yes, it’s a big idea.

Seeing is believing.

Who we’ve worked with …

Both 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.
Steinys Pub (Staten Island, NY)
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Wealth & Legacy Group
Akasha: "Life isn't Fair."
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.
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

Socials

🗽 Being &lsquo;different&rsquo; isn&rsquo;t just a marketing plan and strategy&mdash;it&rsquo;s a brand philosophy. 🎁 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!🎄 HISTORY: When the Dutch came to the New World in the 1600s, they brought a fellow from folklore named
🗽 The original name of this poem was: &ldquo;A Visit from St. Nicholas&rdquo; . . . . &lsquo;Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with c
🗽 From the Coca-Cola.com website: Did Coca‑Cola create Santa Claus? Coca‑Cola did NOT create the legend of Santa Claus. But Coca‑Cola advertising did play a big role in shaping the jolly character we know today. Before 1931, there were many dif
🗽🤙🏼🍇 UNCONSCIOUSNESS are inherited from over 6,000 + descendants and traces back to our ancient ancestry, passed down generationally. This is the lower register emitting up from bass clef, tenor and baritone in the song we play. Branding is th
🍇👍🏼🗽 SUBCONSCIOUSNESS are our habits and memories which is the rhythm section in our song. Of 11,000,000 bit of info we intake per second, only 40 bits (bytes) remain. #8grape #subconscious #advertising #tempo
🤙🏼🍇🗽 CONSCIOUSNESS is the melody of an internal symphony is the song we play. #8grape #tenpercent #marketing #playing
🍴 @executive_chef_mike_ is becoming the legit celebrity he was meant to be (Michelin-trained, executive chef). They say: &ldquo;It takes 10 years to become an overnight sensation.&rdquo; He&rsquo;s been doing in-home parties for 5 years and notab
🥩🍓 @executive_chef_mike_ &ldquo;Brings the restaurant home&rdquo; so you can be a guest in your own home (for once in your life). Do you deserve this or not? He&rsquo;s checking for coal. 🎅🏼 And, checking it twice. Be Nice! #chefmike #onth
🔮 @executive_chef_mike_ adds a lot of magic into his &ldquo;Liquid Refreshments.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s such a delight to NOT have to make your own drinks in the comforts of HOME. #chefmike #mikedileo #instagood #drinkgram #8grape
🗽 Del Monte (Est. 1886) started with premium coffee for California&rsquo;s Hotel Del Monte in 1886, then became a major brand for canned fruits/veggies after merging California canners, pioneering national advertising and nutrition labels; today it
🗽 Innovations &amp; Scale National Pioneer: It was the first to market a wide range of canned California foods across the U.S. and the first to advertise nationally. Nutrition Leader: In 1973, Del Monte became the first major U.S. food processor
🗽 Brand Evolution &amp; Ownership Global Growth: The company expanded from California to Hawaii, the Philippines, and beyond, becoming a global food giant. Split: In 1989, the company split, separating packaged foods (Del Monte Foods) from fresh
🗽 11211 ~ (Promotional Publications for Williamsburg | BK) &bull; Business Creation &bull; Development &bull; Business Expansion &bull; Copywriting &bull; Design Blue Roman ~ (Apparel Development &amp; Manufacturer) &bull; Brand, Market Trainin
🗽 Funkadelic ~ (Rehearsal &amp; Recording Music Studio (1993)) &bull; Logo &amp; Web Development &bull; Exec. C-Suite Talent Acquisition BENEMONT ~ (Worksite Benefits Brokerage) &bull; Company Name &bull; Corporate&mdash;ID, Design and Develop
🗽 Big Brothers Big Sisters ~ (NYC Non-Profit 501(c)(3) youth mentoring org.) &bull; Graphic Design &bull; Print Production &bull; Hand-Drawn Designs &bull; Fundraising REVLON ~ (Global Cosmetic Beauty Supply Company) &bull; Storyboard Developme
🍇 M is for MARKETING Doing posts like this is a part of a marketing plan. Devising the whole thing, getting results, from start to finish, is a marketing strategy designed to create a win. That&rsquo;s the difference. #houseof8grape #winning
A is for &ldquo;AMPLIFIED&rdquo; When we amplify a brand, it connects better to customers and brings in more sales as a result. 📢🗣️ #houseof8grape #amplify #marketing #results
🍇 R is for Do you want to be a King/Queen or Rich? A: Rich. Who ever heard of a King that wasn&rsquo;t already rich, first? The focus and priorities have to be on getting great results. Results was another great &ldquo;R&rdquo; word to use b

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