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Founded 2022 · San Francisco

UPBEAT

AI-Driven Performance Marketing.

Brand Growth Engineered Through Systems.

60K+
Calls / Month
20+
Brand Partners
AI
Native Infra
1st
AI on TikTok
1st
US Agency on RedNote

Performance · Brand · AI · Infrastructure

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Adler, Morgan, and Tucker
Adler visiting partner company in China
Tucker — Upbeat's famous office dog
Tucker Chief Morale Officer

Engineer First.
Marketer by Obsession.

Adler started building apps at 18 and never looked back. A problem-solver by nature — if something can be engineered, automated, or made better, he's already thinking about it.

He wasn't brought into marketing to "run ads." He was brought in to engineer infrastructure — and that's exactly what Upbeat became. For ~1.5 years he worked directly with TikTok helping integrate AI-powered chat automation, becoming one of the first AI integrations on the platform.

Outside of work, Adler is a massive wine collector — you'll find him in Napa most weekends, so if you ever need recs, just ask. He loves to travel and spend time with his wife Morgan and their family. On weekends you'll typically catch him at Revel in downtown Danville.

HappyHour.today
Side project: HappyHour.today
2,251 venues across 28 cities
🍷
Wine collector
Napa regular — ask for recs
2022
Founded
15
US Team
Beijing
Partner Firm
1st
AI on TikTok
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We Build the Marketing Infrastructure
That Most Agencies Outsource.

Upbeat is an AI-driven performance marketing and brand growth company. We don't just run campaigns — we engineer the systems behind them.

Performance

High-volume lead generation, call infrastructure, and customer acquisition for regulated industries.

🚀
Brand Growth

End-to-end brand management, social, ecommerce, and foot traffic across every major platform.

🤖
AI Infrastructure

Proprietary call scoring, routing, attribution, and optimization — all built in-house.

2022
Founded
San Francisco
Headquarters
15 US + Beijing
Team
20+
Brand Partners
60K+
Calls / Month
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How We Operate

We Don't Run Campaigns.
We Build Systems.

Five principles that drive everything we build.

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Infrastructure First

We don't touch ads until the systems behind them are engineered to scale.

02
Compliance by Design

In regulated industries, compliance is baked into the system — never bolted on.

03
Full Attribution

Every dollar tracked to a real outcome. No vanity metrics. No guesswork.

04
AI-Native

Our tools monitor, score, and optimize in real time — not after a monthly review.

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Custom Per Vertical

No cookie-cutter playbooks. Every strategy is built for the specific industry, audience, and brand.

100%
In-House Technology
0
Outsourced Tools
24/7
AI-Powered Monitoring
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Direct Partnerships With
Every Major Platform

We don't just buy ads. We work directly with platform engineering and sales teams — unlocking tools, betas, and support most agencies never see.

TikTok
Official Partner
TikTok Shop management & affiliate programs
AI chat automation — first integration on platform
Paid ads, organic content & creator campaigns
1.5 years embedded with TikTok engineering
Meta
Official Partner
Facebook & Instagram advertising at scale
Retargeting, lookalikes & conversion campaigns
Foot traffic & brand awareness campaigns
Advanced API access & dedicated rep support
Google
Official Partner
Search, Display, YouTube & Performance Max
Lead gen & call campaigns for regulated industries
Full attribution pipeline, keyword to conversion
Google Partner program — priority support & betas
RedNote
1st US Agency
Xiaohongshu (小红书) — 300M+ monthly users
Bilingual content, community & brand management
Chinese American market — $108K median HHI
Beijing partnership — on the ground in China
This isn't a tools list.
These are direct relationships with platform engineering and sales teams — giving our clients priority access, early betas, and dedicated support.
Priority Support
Early Betas
API Access
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Two Engines. One Infrastructure.

15 people in the US. Strategic partnership with a Beijing firm. Both engines powered by proprietary AI and engineering-first thinking.

ENGINE 01

Performance Marketing

High-volume lead generation, call infrastructure, and customer acquisition for regulated industries. Calls, leads, foot traffic, and ecommerce — we build the systems that generate and optimize at scale.

Medicare ACA Final Expense Auto Insurance Pay-Per-Call Lead Gen
Calls · Leads · Foot Traffic · Ecommerce
ENGINE 02

Brand Growth, Ecom & RedNote

End-to-end brand management, TikTok Shop marketing, and RedNote for the Chinese American market. We drive foot traffic, online sales, and community — not just impressions.

Wineries Med Spas Restaurants TikTok Shop Consumer Brands
300M+
RedNote Users
20+
Brand Partners
Shared Foundation
Both engines run on the same proprietary AI, data systems, and engineering infrastructure
CallScript AI Attribution Routing TikTok Shop
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Here's what that infrastructure looks like in practice.

Calls. Leads. Foot Traffic.
Ecommerce.

Full-Funnel Growth — Not Just One Channel

📞
Calls
60K+/month inbound
📋
Leads
Qualified, scored, routed
🏪
Foot Traffic
People through the door
🛒
Ecommerce
TikTok Shop & DTC
Acquisition Flow
📢
Traffic
🎯
Capture
Qualify
🔄
Convert
📊
Optimize

Whether it's inbound calls for Medicare, qualified leads for insurance agents, foot traffic to a retail storefront, or sales through TikTok Shop — we build the systems that acquire customers at scale.

This is not outsourced execution. This is internally engineered deployment.

Verticals & Channels
Medicare
Calls + leads
ACA
Enrollment scale
TikTok Shop
Ecom + affiliates
Local Retail
Foot traffic
Pay-Per-Call
Direct response
Lead Gen
Full-funnel
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In regulated industries, volume means nothing without compliance.

60,000+
Qualified Calls Generated in a Single Month

Case study: Medicare open enrollment season

Call Volume Growth
Month over month scaling
2024 — 2025
60K
45K
30K
15K
0
2.1K
Jan
4.8K
Feb
8.2K
Mar
12.4K
Apr
15.1K
May
18.7K
Jun
23.5K
Jul
29.0K
Aug
35.8K
Sep
42.3K
Oct
51.6K
Nov
60K
Dec
28x
Growth Multiple
100%
Compliant
In-House
Built & Deployed
Infrastructure Required
Carrier Trust
Approvals
Compliance
Script & audit
QA Systems
Call scoring
Attribution
Source tracking
Routing
Smart distribution
Multi-Channel
Every platform

Scale is the outcome. Infrastructure is the reason.

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Brand Growth &
Market Expansion

20+
Locations
$15M
Raised
UME Tea storefront
UME Tea social media content
UME Tea Instagram — 25.8K followers

We've partnered with UME Tea throughout major growth milestones, supporting 20+ locations during a $15M venture-backed expansion.

We don't just run social media. We operate as an embedded growth partner.

What We Manage
TikTok + TikTok Shop
RedNote growth
Meta advertising
Foot traffic campaigns
Event activations
Ecommerce + DTC
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Building a Brand Across Every Channel

Instagram Growth
Follower progression
25.8K
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Channel Ecosystem
Active platforms managed
TikTok Primary
Instagram 25.8K
RedNote Growing
Meta Ads Active
Events Seasonal
Integrated Campaign Ecosystem
UME Tea
Brand Hub
TikTok
RedNote
Meta
Events
Stores

Content, community, events, and foot traffic — integrated into one system.

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First US Agency on RedNote

300M+ Users. One Platform.
Invisible to Most U.S. Businesses.

What is RedNote?

RedNote (Xiaohongshu / 小红书) is China's most influential lifestyle platform — think Google + Yelp + Instagram combined. 300M+ users come here to research, discover, and decide what to buy, where to eat, and where to travel. It's the first place Chinese consumers look before making any purchasing decision.

Our Edge

Direct partnership
within the RedNote
ecosystem. On the
ground in Beijing.

RedNote Platform Scale
300M+
Monthly Active Users
90%
Research Before Buying
79%
Purchase from Recs
5M+
Chinese Americans
$108K+
Median Household
Napa wineries on RedNote — real user content
Napa Valley guide on RedNote
Napa Valley winery map on RedNote

Real RedNote posts about Napa — Chinese consumers are already planning their trips here.

CASE: NAPA WINERIES

Chinese travelers are building Napa itineraries on RedNote right now — deciding which wineries to visit, which tastings to book, and which experiences to save.

$1.6B in China wine imports (2024). +44% China travel growth. Your winery is either showing up intentionally — or being defined by someone else's content.

"You're already being marketed — just not by you."

Why RedNote Wins
1
Compounding shelf life
Posts get saved and resurface for months — unlike Instagram Stories
2
High-intent discovery
Users search with purchase intent — not just browsing
3
Word-of-mouth multiplier
One client refers family, friends, and community groups
Wineries Med Spas Auto Real Estate Restaurants Jewelry
Adler in China
On the ground in China
Direct partnerships within the RedNote ecosystem
Bay Area
Los Angeles
New York
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Results Across Both Engines

Real performance. Real clients. Real numbers.

ENGINE 01 — PERFORMANCE
$12–15
Avg Cost Per Call
61%
Conversion Rate
$200K+
Per Medicare Season
Multi-Year
Client Retention
Partners with major healthcare brands
ENGINE 02 — BRAND
UME Tea
25.8K
Instagram
20+
Locations
$15M
Raised
Crowned Boxing
300+
Bookings
4:1
ROI
2 Mo
Timeline
Orient Source
50+
B2B Inquiries
200%
Growth
1 Mo
Timeline

Clients stay for years — because the systems keep compounding.

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Real Campaigns. Real ROI.

Brand Campaigns
Performance Campaigns
Crowned Boxing RedNote profile — 534 fans
Lululemon on RedNote — 260K followers

Crowned Boxing's RedNote profile (left) and major brand presence on the platform (right)

Crowned Boxing
Glendale, CA · RedNote Campaign
2 Months
300+
New Bookings
10x
Follower Growth
4:1
ROI
12% engagement rate 50K+ impressions $12K revenue impact 1,000+ saves

"The influx of inquiries and bookings has been game-changing — RedNote feels like our secret weapon."

— Rich, Owner

Orient Source Foods
Los Angeles, CA · B2B RedNote
1 Month
50+
Business Inquiries
$10K
Pipeline Value
200%
Engager Growth
0 → 204 followers 80% from food professionals 10% conversion rate Daily inquiries

"The daily inquiries have opened doors we didn't know existed — RedNote has truly helped us scale our reach."

— Orient Source Foods Team

UME Tea 20+ Locations · $15M Raised · 25.8K Instagram
Full Brand Management TikTok + RedNote + Meta
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Cross-Industry.
Deep Vertical Expertise.

We work across regulated, growth-stage, and consumer verticals — bringing the same infrastructure-first approach to every industry.

🏥
Insurance
Medicare, ACA, Auto, Final Expense
💆
Healthcare
Med Spas, Wellness, Clinics
🛍️
Consumer Brands
F&B, Retail, Lifestyle
🛒
Ecommerce
TikTok Shop, DTC, Affiliates
🍷
Local Retail
Restaurants, Wineries, Boutiques
📍
Franchise Growth
Multi-location expansion
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Built on Software Infrastructure

We build tools most agencies outsource.

CALLSCRIPT AI

AI Call Intelligence

Our proprietary AI listens to every call in real-time, scoring quality, flagging compliance issues, and surfacing optimization signals automatically.

Real-Time Call Scoring
Every call rated on intent, quality, and compliance
Compliance Detection
Auto-flags script deviations and regulatory risks
Performance Signals
Surfaces what's working and what to cut — daily
ORBIT

AI-Powered Lead Generation

Feed Orbit your company info — it identifies ideal prospects, surfaces their emails, LinkedIn, and socials, drafts personalized outreach scripts, and sends automated email sequences.

Smart Prospecting
Finds the perfect targets from company data using AI
Multi-Channel Intel
Surfaces emails, LinkedIn, and social profiles automatically
Automated Outreach
Writes scripts, sends emails, and books meetings on autopilot
4% meeting rate from 6,000 cold emails — Menlo Park SaaS client
Architecture Stack
Layer 01
Campaigns & Creative
Paid media, content, social strategy
Layer 02
Optimization Engine
A/B testing, funnel analytics, conversion tracking
Layer 03
CallScript AI + Orbit
Proprietary infrastructure — built in-house
TikTok AI Chat Integration First on Platform

Worked directly with TikTok engineering teams for ~1.5 years to build AI-powered chat automation — qualifying leads and routing conversations at scale. One of the first AI integrations deployed on the platform.

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Deep Process. Not Guesswork.

Every campaign is researched, built, tested, and optimized through a structured process — not a one-size-fits-all playbook.

PHASE 01

Research & Strategy

We don't start running ads on day one. Every campaign begins with deep research — understanding who we're talking to, what competitors are doing, and where the real opportunities are.

Market Analysis
Competitors, positioning, gaps
Audience Research
Demographics, behavior, intent
Keyword & Platform
Where to show up and why
PHASE 02

Creative & Ad Production

We produce everything in-house — landing pages, ad creative, video, copy, and scripts. For brand campaigns, content is native and bilingual. For performance, it's conversion-engineered.

Ad Creative
Static, video, carousel
Landing Pages
Built for conversion
Copywriting
Headlines, hooks, scripts
Bilingual
EN + CN native content
PHASE 03

Launch & A/B Testing

Nothing ships without a testing framework. We launch with multiple variations across audiences, creatives, and placements — then let the data decide what wins.

What we A/B test
Headlines & hooks Ad creative formats Landing page layouts Audience segments Bid strategies Call scripts Placements CTAs
PHASE 04

Optimize, Report & Scale

Kill what doesn't work. Double down on what does. Weekly performance reviews, monthly reporting with full attribution, and a clear plan for scaling winners.

Weekly Reviews
Performance check-ins
Monthly Reports
Full attribution clarity
Creative Refresh
New assets every cycle
Budget Scaling
Reinvest in winners

"We don't guess. We research, build, test, learn, and scale."

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What Working Together Looks Like

From kickoff to compound growth.

Week 1–2
Onboarding

Research, strategy, account setup, creative brief, launch plan.

Month 1
First Results

Measurable lift in leads, foot traffic, or sales within 30 days.

Month 3
2x Scale

Double baseline performance. Campaigns optimized, winners scaled hard.

Month 4+
Compound

Long-term partnership. New channels, continuous optimization, compounding returns.

All Sizes
Startups to enterprise — we scale with you
Monthly
Transparent investment, no hidden fees
4-Month
Minimum partnership to see real results

"We don't do month-to-month experiments. We build systems that need time to compound."

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Where We're Going

Past
Traditional SEO
Now
AI Search
Future
Conversational

AI Search Optimization

Search is shifting from traditional SEO to AI-driven experiences. We're building optimization frameworks for the next generation of discovery.

ChatGPT results
Grok visibility
AI recommendation
Conversational discovery

AI Lead Intelligence

We're developing a proprietary AI-driven lead intelligence system — designed to change how leads are scored, matched, and converted.

Predictive scoring
AI matching models
Smart targeting
Platform release
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Let's talk.

Engineers who market. Operators who build systems.

Partners who scale responsibly.

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