[ PERSIMMON ]
[ HOW IT WORKS ]The System

Four stages. One continuous pipeline.

Every engagement flows through the same infrastructure. The research depth, quality threshold, and output format adapt to the engagement type. The pipeline stays constant.

01

SIGNAL SCAN

60+ live sources. NIRD scoring. Credibility-weighted. Cross-source deduplication. Runs continuously.

02

RESEARCH

Tavily deep search, SerpAPI structured extraction, Apify for TikTok transcripts and consumer reviews. 4Cs framework: Company, Consumer, Competitor, Culture.

03

STRATEGY

Exemplar-grounded narratives. Tension identification. From/to operational framing. Anti-AI quality gate at every stage.

04

DELIVERY

PPTX, DOCX, Figma push. Momentum Index report. HTML preview. Multi-format export. Signal Ledger snapshot stored.

[ SIGNAL LAYER // PLATFORMS MONITORED ]

Simmon reads every platform where brand signal exists. Structured, unstructured, public, and emergent.

TIKTOK

Full transcript extraction via Apify, hashtag tracking, comment sentiment, creator engagement patterns

X / TWITTER

Brand culture discourse, consumer backlash monitoring, crisis response tracking, community conversation

INSTAGRAM

Visual culture patterns, brand aesthetics monitoring, influencer engagement, marketing growth signals

FACEBOOK

Community group engagement, brand page conversation, consumer sentiment tracking

THREADS

Brand perception discourse, strategy conversation monitoring, emerging narrative detection

REDDIT

Subreddit discourse analysis, sentiment mapping, thesis/antithesis extraction across brand and culture communities

DISCORD

Community discourse monitoring, brand conversation tracking, sentiment analysis across server channels

LINKEDIN

B2B signal layer: hiring velocity, executive commentary, job posting analysis, enterprise buying signals

YOUTUBE

Video content analysis, comment intelligence, creator engagement patterns, trending topic monitoring

PINTEREST

Visual culture patterns, trending aesthetics, color and topic signals, design direction intelligence

SUBSTACK

Long-form thought leader monitoring, emerging narrative detection, strategic discourse analysis

GOOGLE SEARCH

Organic results, autocomplete, People Also Ask, related queries, branded search acceleration

GOOGLE TRENDS

Search interest acceleration, breakout terms, regional patterns, category momentum

GOOGLE MAPS

Location signals, store ratings, review volume, foot traffic proxies

GOOGLE SHOPPING

Retail distribution, pricing signals, marketplace presence, competitive positioning

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Academic citations, research publication patterns, industry-level evidence

AMAZON

Product reviews, rating trends, review velocity, consumer language analysis

TRUSTPILOT

Service reviews, brand reputation trends, complaint pattern analysis

G2

Enterprise software reviews, B2B satisfaction signals, competitive comparison data

SEC EDGAR

10-K filings, risk factor extraction, earnings narrative analysis, regulatory language shifts

USPTO

Patent filing velocity, trademark activity, IP moat signals, innovation pipeline indicators

CHATGPT

AI citation presence, recommendation patterns, brand visibility in AI-generated answers

CLAUDE

AI platform brand presence, citation monitoring, recommendation tracking

GEMINI

AI Overview presence, search-to-AI discovery patterns, brand recommendation analysis

PERPLEXITY

AI search citation frequency, brand recommendation tracking, competitive visibility

GROK

X platform AI integration, brand mention patterns, real-time discourse analysis via xAI

FINNHUB

News sentiment scoring, ESG ratings, insider trading signals, market-moving events

YFINANCE

Real-time stock data, earnings surprises, market cap movements, 52-week range analysis

FRED

Consumer sentiment index, macro environment classification, economic backdrop normalization

DOUYIN

Chinese TikTok equivalent. Creator trends, brand campaigns, consumer behavior signals in the world's largest short-form market

XIAOHONGSHU

China's lifestyle and consumer review platform. Brand perception, product discovery, influencer commerce signals

BILIBILI

Long-form video and community platform. Brand sentiment, creator partnerships, Gen Z cultural signals in Greater China

KUAISHOU

Short-form video and live commerce. Rural and emerging market consumer signals, brand reach beyond Tier 1 cities

WEIBO

China's public discourse platform. Brand crisis monitoring, trending topics, celebrity and influencer brand associations

LEMON8

ByteDance lifestyle platform. Early-stage brand aesthetics, visual culture trends, cross-market signal detection

GLASSDOOR

Employee sentiment, employer brand health, hiring culture signals, internal brand perception

[ CAPABILITIES ]

Each engagement type routes through a purpose-built pipeline with the appropriate research depth, quality threshold, and output format.

Decks are one deliverable. They are rarely the point. The output adapts to whatever form moves the work forward: a narrative, a scorecard, a set of recommendations, a brief, a competitive map, or a full proposal.

BRAND STRATEGY

Positioning, audience mapping, messaging architecture, competitive context. From research to strategic recommendation.

GROWTH STRATEGY

Channel strategy, content pillars, campaign frameworks, tactical roadmaps. Signal-informed growth planning.

BRAND ARCHITECTURE

Portfolio structure, sub-brand relationships, naming hierarchies, endorsement frameworks.

NAMING + VERBAL IDENTITY

Name generation, verbal identity systems, tagline development, tone of voice frameworks.

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE

Category landscape, competitor benchmarking, whitespace analysis, opportunity mapping. Continuous monitoring.

INNOVATION STRATEGY

Trend-informed opportunity identification, category creation signals, adjacent market analysis.

DIAGNOSTIC + AUDIT

Brand health assessment, Momentum Index deep-dive, tension identification, strategic gap analysis.

PITCH + PROPOSAL

New business proposals grounded in research. Company-specific briefs, competitive framing, evidence-backed recommendations.

SIGNAL REPORT

Momentum Index scoring, Signal Ledger snapshot, branded demand intelligence, financial correlation.

[ PROPRIETARY INFRASTRUCTURE ]

Every component is purpose-built. The system does not depend on any single model, provider, or API. Simmon is the orchestration layer.

TIER 1 // SIGNAL LAYER

Continuous interpretation infrastructure.

WEB + SEARCH INTELLIGENCE

Tavily deep search, SerpAPI structured extraction across 7 Google engines (Trends, PAA, News, Jobs, Shopping, Scholar, Autocomplete)

SOCIAL + DISCOURSE

Reddit discourse analysis with thesis/antithesis extraction, TikTok full transcript analysis via Apify, YouTube comments, LinkedIn B2B signals, X/Twitter brand culture, Threads perception, Discord community monitoring

CONSUMER VOICE

Amazon review velocity via Apify, G2 enterprise reviews, Trustpilot brand sentiment, Google Maps ratings, Pinterest visual culture

AI PLATFORM MONITORING

Brand citation presence across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. Tracking AI-driven discovery as a demand channel.

TIER 2 // EVALUATION ENGINE

Deterministic scoring. Zero LLM calls. Fully auditable.

SIGNAL EVALUATION

Proprietary statistical weighting by novelty, impact, reach, and durability. Source credibility tiering. Outlier detection. Cross-source deduplication.

MOMENTUM INDEX

4 dimensions (PULL 30%, CHARGE 25%, EDGE 25%, GRIP 20%), 26 sub-metrics. Continuous brand momentum scoring.

FINANCIAL CORRELATION

yfinance real-time stock data. SEC EDGAR 10-K risk factor scoring. Finnhub news sentiment + ESG + insider trading. FRED macro normalization. USPTO patent velocity.

BRANDED DEMAND

Search acceleration, AI citation presence, referral domain mapping, review velocity, channel mix estimation. Cross-validated through triangulation.

TIER 3 // STRATEGIC OUTPUT

Multi-gate quality chain. Every deliverable is critiqued before it ships.

BRIEF CRITIC

4-axis deterministic gate: company specificity, evidence grounding, strategic depth, differentiation. Blocks generic briefs before narrative generation.

PROOF SUFFICIENCY

Every statistical claim cross-referenced against research corpus. Unsupported claims flagged automatically. Financial claims verified against live market data.

QUALITY CHAIN

Per-slide scoring, full-deck rewrite loop, argument strength evaluation, language sharpening. Quality gate at 55/100 blocks deck generation.

COPY ENFORCEMENT

Anti-AI pattern detection across 29 banned phrases and 10 structural rules. Second person, asymmetric treatment, held tension, assertion over hedge.

TIER 4 // SIGNAL LEDGER

Accumulated intelligence. Simmon remembers. Every analysis builds on the last.

PATTERN LIBRARY

660+ strategy engagements and 11,000+ slides analyzed for structural templates, argument arcs, and tension frameworks. The system's quality bar for what a compelling strategic argument looks like.

BRAND MEMORY

Per-brand historical Momentum Index snapshots. Dimension-level deltas tracked over time. Trend detection and momentum shift identification.

EXEMPLAR LIBRARY

17 narrative arc templates. Engagement-type routing: pitch, proposal, diagnostic, growth audit, competitive scan, signal report.

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE

22 agency homepages analyzed via semiotics engine. Verbal and structural cliche detection. Category positioning maps.

[ BY THE NUMBERS ]

660+

ENGAGEMENTS IN PATTERN LIBRARY

11,000+

SLIDES IN PATTERN LIBRARY

100+

BRANDS IN THE SIGNAL LEDGER

36

PLATFORMS MONITORED

200+

QUERIES PER SCAN CYCLE

60+

SOURCE TYPES

19

MOMENTUM INDEX SUB-METRICS

ZERO

LLM CALLS IN SCORING

24

PUBLIC BRANDS FINANCIALLY TRACKED

13

NARRATIVE ARC TEMPLATES

6

DIAGNOSTIC MODES

1

UNIFIED SYSTEM

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