Surf's Up Social is new. The people behind it are not. Before we put our own name on the door, Ruben and Leah spent years doing this for real businesses: restaurants and a Hilton hotel, a dental practice, barbershops and a fitness studio, churches, real estate teams, a country club, a minor league ballclub.
Most of these businesses are in North Carolina, and the ones we still look after, we look after from Florida. Working remotely is not new for us. Here is some of it. No glossy screenshots, just who the business was and what we did for them. Ask us about any of them on a call.
30+
businesses we've worked with
2018
doing this since
Some are still clients. Some took marketing in-house, handed it to family, or closed a chapter. The work still stands.
Reading the website tags
Where we built the website, a tag on the card tells you who looks after it today. Some clients pay us to keep managing their site. Others take it over after launch and run it themselves.
We built it and we still look after it, so what you see is our work today.
We built it and handed it over. The client runs it and has made their own changes since, so it may not look the way we delivered it.
Products we built for ourselves and run every day.
Hospitality development
Brand exposure and LinkedIn presence for a hospitality development company with 30 years in the business, built to put the leadership and the portfolio in front of owners, partners, and talent.
Hotel · New Bern, NC
Brand exposure, photography, and business development for a Tapestry Collection hotel on the river, built to drive awareness, group business, and direct bookings.
Hotel · New Bern, NC
Ongoing marketing for a riverfront DoubleTree, built to drive direct bookings, group business, and local awareness.
Restaurant · New Bern, NC
Logo and ongoing marketing for the restaurant inside the DoubleTree, built to draw locals as well as hotel guests.
Restaurant · New Bern, NC
Site built and managed by us
Website rebuild and ongoing marketing for a destination restaurant, built around the menu, the room, and reservations that close.
Restaurant & bar · New Bern, NC
Ongoing marketing and special-events management, built to fill seats on the nights that matter and keep regulars coming back.
Restaurant · New Bern, NC
Marketing and special-events management for a neighborhood kitchen, turning locals into regulars and weekend tables into wait lists.
Restaurant · New Bern, NC
Site built by us, managed by the client
Website and ongoing marketing for a taco joint, built to drive walk-ins, online orders, and a brand that does not read corporate.
Seafood restaurant · Swansboro, NC
Marketing and brand exposure for a coastal seafood grill, built to draw locals year-round and tourists through the season.
Real estate software
Our own product, built and run by us
Software for real estate operators: listings, leads, and pipeline in one place. Built, launched, and marketed by our team.
Real estate team · Eastern NC
Marketing and sales support for a Carolina real estate team, built to drive listing inquiries and shorten the time from showing to closed deal.
Real estate agent
Personal-brand marketing for a Keller Williams agent, built to keep him top of mind in his market and turn referrals into repeat business.
Real estate agent
Branding and marketing for a Keller Williams agent, a personal identity that carries across listing photos, social, and lead nurture.
Dental practice
Marketing and advisory work for a family dental practice, built to bring in new patients, fill the schedule, and keep the brand as warm as the chairside.
Fitness studio · New Bern, NC
Site built and managed by us
Website, branding, and marketing for a local fitness studio, built to bring members through the door and keep them coming back.
Barbershop
Site built and managed by us
Website and ongoing marketing for a barbershop, built to drive walk-ins, online bookings, and a clean brand that matches the cut.
Nonprofit · Greenville, NC
Social media, brand exposure, event planning, merchandise sourcing, and business strategy for an autism services nonprofit, built to grow the community it serves and the support behind it.
Nonprofit · New Bern & Jacksonville, NC
Brand exposure and video projects for a nonprofit fighting human trafficking, built to tell the story clearly and bring in supporters and volunteers.
Church
Photography and social media content for a growing church, built to capture Sundays as they really feel and keep the congregation connected through the week.
Church
Site built and managed by us
Website, marketing, and graphic design for a contemporary church, built to welcome first-timers and make every Sunday easy to find.
Church
Ongoing marketing for a growing church community, built to bring in first-time visitors and keep the congregation connected through every season.
Supplement shop · New Bern, NC
Site built and managed by us
E-commerce website for a nutrition and supplement shop, built so customers can shop vitamins, proteins, and wellness products online as well as in store.
Boutique
Marketing and brand exposure for a boutique, built to grow recognition, drive online traffic, and turn first-time browsers into loyal customers.
Liquidation retail · New Bern, NC
Marketing campaigns for a liquidation retailer, built to move inventory fast and turn one-time bargain hunters into repeat customers.
Tree service · Pamlico County, NC
Site built and managed by us
Website and marketing for an arborist, built to drive emergency calls, scheduled-job bookings, and a brand that signals trust.
Golf app
Our own product, built and run by us
Tee-time tools and a community app for the everyday golfer. App, marketing site, and growth program built and run by our team.
Baseball club · Morehead City, NC
Marketing, ad campaigns, and launch creative for a hometown ballclub, built to fill the stands and turn casual fans into season-ticket regulars.
Event production
Site built and managed by us
Website rebuild plus ongoing marketing and event campaigns, built to land bigger contracts and turn one-off bookings into anchor accounts.
Private country club · Boca Raton, FL
Marketing and advisory work for a private club, built around member acquisition, retention, and the brand standards of the membership.
Insurance firm
Site built and managed by us
Website rebuild for an established insurance firm, built to read as institutional as the practice and turn quote-form visitors into booked calls.
Book a 30-minute call. We will look at what you have now and show you exactly what we would post for your business. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you.
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