Stairs to the Center of Community

New York City Competition

Video Film Web in its active days as a business and even today, is an entity with a focus on community. We sometimes get asked how we were able to run the business for as long as we did being that there is an intense amount of competition in New York City.

Performers

The answer to that question is that we took the stairs to the center of community, meaning we kept it simple and knew our core competency. At the most essential, we were a company that helped performers succeed.

The Toughest Market

The term “performers” most often meant working actors with familiar faces, but could also mean people who performed well at organizations and businesses. Although most of customers were recognizable thespians, we also helped nonprofits and entrepreneurs. This focus made it possible to do well in the toughest market in the world: Manhattan. Taking the stairs to the center of community.

Mark Stamas Contributing His Media Knowledge

Learning About Media

During the period of 2001 to 2013, Mark Stamas (also known as Markos Aristotle Stamatakos) of Off Media shared his knowledge of web design and marketing with Video Film Web apprentices. During this period VideoFilmWeb.com had anywhere from 5 to 9 or so interns working in the studio to learn more about the digital marketing arts.

Making and Promoting

Mark would visit the VFW in NYC from his base 3,000 away in sunny California. Interacting with Mark Stamas through tele video, the young people would ask him questions about making websites and then promoting them.

Mentoring Success

Many of the apprentices that Markos Aristotle Stamatakos trained have since gone on to jobs in the media industry. Thanks Mark to taking the time to teach others!