Growth Stack Media Q1FY25 PR Highlights: Media Coverage Expansion & Successful Campaigns

Growth Stack Media achieved significant media presence for FIRST in Q1FY25, securing over 71 pieces of earned media coverage across global publications including Cyber Defense Magazine, CSO, Cyberscoop, Help Net Security, SC Media and Techstrong TV. This extensive coverage continues to establish FIRST as a preeminent cybersecurity organization and community.

Three strategic campaigns drove this quarter's media success: Data Privacy Week initiatives, the Vulnerability Forecast for 2025 and targeted events outreach. Additionally, the collaboration between Growth Stack Media and the FIRST Events team has resulted in streamlined operational efficiency through the implementation of a newly standardized social media posts request process.

FIRST's social media presence expanded, with LinkedIn showing particularly strong growth of 712 new followers. Additional platform growth included 316 new followers on Bluesky and 141 on Mastodon. The social campaign for EPSS version 4 generated record-breaking engagement metrics, becoming the highest-performing content of both the current and previous year, notably on LinkedIn where it garnered 347 likes and 56 reposts.

Growth Stack Media also commenced pre-production of a new video series titled "Improving Security Across Nations with FIRST," designed to showcase member expertise and impact.

Looking ahead, Growth Stack Media will maintain this momentum with strategic emphasis on FIRSTCTI25 later in April and FIRSTCON25 in June. Connect with FIRST on social media via Bluesky, GitHub, Instagram, [LinkedIn], Mastodon, Meta, X and YouTube. Also stay up to date on the latest social media platform updates by visiting our Wiki page.

Published on FIRST POST: Jan-Mar 2025