Founder & President



Venmark International was founded by Steven M. Stroum in November 1976 to help small and medium-sized companies take full advantage of their publicity opportunities.


In recognition of his contribution to the success and growth of many small companies from 1977 to 1981, Mr. Stroum was chosen to serve on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Small Business Task Force and was later appointed by Governor Edward King to serve a four-year term as one of 18 Small Business Advisors.

Venmark's contribution to the small business community was recognized further in 1981 when Mr. Stroum was selected by the International Rotary Foundation to tour South Korea for six weeks as an Ambassador. He was also listed in "Who's Who In The East" that same year. A former Executive Member of the American Marketing Association, Mr. Stroum has addressed the Boston Chapter of the American Marketing Association, The Inventors Association of New England at MIT, the IEEE, and several other business and civic groups. He was appointed to The Norbert Weiner Forum at Tufts University to study the impact of technology on society and also served on the SBANE (Smaller Business Association of New England) board of directors as publicity advisor.

Steven M. Stroum, a seasoned product publicist, marketer, and entrepreneur has been featured in articles which have appeared in INC Magazine, Sales and Marketing Management Magazine, Industrial Marketing, OMNI Magazine, USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Middlesex News, and San Francisco Chronicle. He has been guest lecturer at Babson College, Boston College, Northeastern University and has appeared on numerous radio and television programs.