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Cybersecurity marketing

Your buyers are security experts. Your marketing should sound like it.

DemandBox runs paid media, creative, SEO and AEO for security vendors. Campaigns live in 10 days, built for technical buyers and whole buying committees, and measured on pipeline.

"I've worked with a lot of agencies over the years. DemandBox is one of the few that feels like a true partner. They move quickly, communicate well, and genuinely care about driving results, not just delivering projects."
Tal Herman

Tal Herman

CPO @ Orchid Security, Ex-Okta VP

Orchid Security
"DemandBox combined strong professionalism with exceptional responsiveness. They consistently went beyond scope and operated like a true extension of our team."
Dori Harpaz

Dori Harpaz

CMO @ LayerX

LayerX
"Before working with DemandBox, we had little to no visibility in ChatGPT. Since our engagement, we show up regularly for the searches that matter to our buyers."
Kevin Swartz

Kevin Swartz

Sr. Director, Demand Generation @ Nucleus

Nucleus

Trusted by security companies

Axonius
Sygnia
Cato Networks
Checkmarx
Nucleus
Layer X
Team8
Cymulate
Orchid Security

Who we market to

Five people sign off on a security deal. We market to all of them.

Most vendor marketing talks to one person. Deals stall because the other four never heard from you.

Buyer

CISO

Needs: Risk reduced, a vendor they can defend to the board, and proof the tool will not add noise.

We build: Executive-level ads and pages that talk about risk and outcomes in plain words.

Buyer

SOC lead

Needs: Less alert fatigue, faster triage, and a tool that fits the stack they already run.

We build: Workflow-first creative and demo pages that show the product doing the job.

Buyer

Security architect

Needs: Deployment details, integrations, data handling and what the product replaces.

We build: Technical comparison pages and docs-style content that answer the hard questions.

Buyer

CFO

Needs: A clear cost case, tool consolidation and a reason to approve now rather than next year.

We build: Business-case content and retargeting that arms your champion for the budget meeting.

Buyer

Procurement

Needs: Security reviews, compliance answers and fewer surprises late in the deal.

We build: Trust and compliance pages that remove friction before sales asks for it.

Your first 90 days

Fast starts, hard deadlines

Live in 10 days. Pipeline answers in 30.

LinkedIn, Google and retargeting, built for security buying committees and cut hard when something does not work.

  1. Day 3

    Account audit done

    Every campaign, audience and ad reviewed. You get the list of wasted spend we would cut on day one.

  2. Day 10

    Campaigns live

    LinkedIn, Google search and retargeting launched with new creative and a demo page written for technical buyers.

  3. Day 21

    First round of cuts

    Losing ads and audiences turned off. Budget moved to the ads and roles that are producing conversations.

  4. Day 30

    Pipeline review

    Cost per meeting by channel, what reached sales, and the two or three things to scale next.

  5. Day 60

    Scale the winners

    Second creative round, competitor and category campaigns, and event campaigns if a conference is coming.

  6. Day 90

    Board-ready report

    What paid spend turned into pipeline, what we killed, and the plan for the next quarter.

These dates are our commitments on speed and delivery. Results depend on your market, budget and product, and we report them honestly.

Playbooks by category

Every security category sells differently

Cloud security

Category and comparison pages for cloud posture and workload terms, LinkedIn to cloud and platform teams, and a demo page that shows time to first finding.

Talk about cloud security

Identity

Win the alternative and comparison searches, retarget practitioners who read them, and build pages AI assistants quote when buyers ask for identity options.

Talk about identity

AppSec

Developer-friendly content and ads, security architect proof pages, and channels where engineers actually spend time.

Talk about appsec

Exposure management

Explain a crowded category in one clear sentence, then own the questions buyers ask when they compare platforms.

Talk about exposure management

Network and SASE

Account-based campaigns into large enterprises, consolidation messaging for finance, and event programs around the big conferences.

Talk about network and sase

Examples

What this looks like in practice

Illustrative examples of how we would run programs for security vendors. Not client accounts.

Example

a cloud security startup launching to CISOs on LinkedIn

  • Audiences: CISOs, heads of cloud security and platform leads at companies with a cloud-first stack.
  • Ad angles: the one finding every cloud team misses, the cost of tool sprawl, and a short product walkthrough.
  • Demo page: what it connects to, how long setup takes, and what the first report looks like.
  • Kill rule: any ad that has not earned a click from the right role in its first two weeks is turned off.
Example

an identity vendor winning comparison searches and AI answers

  • Pages: an alternatives page, three head-to-head comparisons and a buyer checklist for the category.
  • Structure: answer-first summaries, clear feature tables and FAQs that AI assistants can read and cite.
  • Distribution: retargeting the readers of those pages with proof and a direct conversation offer.
Example

an AppSec tool selling to developers and security architects

  • Developers get short, technical content and ads in the places they already read.
  • Architects get integration pages, data handling details and a deployment walkthrough.
  • One shared demo path, with two entry points depending on who arrives.
Example

a six-week push before a major security conference

  • Weeks 1 to 2: target account list, invite creative and a meeting-booking page.
  • Weeks 3 to 4: paid campaigns to attendees and target accounts, with sales follow-up scripts.
  • Week 5: event week retargeting and on-site meeting reminders.
  • Week 6: follow-up sequences while the conversations are still warm.
Example

Ad headlines written for security buyers

"Your SOC does not need another dashboard. It needs fewer alerts that matter."

"See every identity in your environment in one afternoon, not one quarter."

"Replace three tools with one. Your CFO will ask how. Here is the answer."

"Built by practitioners. Deploys in hours. No agents to babysit."

Deliverables

Exactly what you get

No vague retainers. Every engagement comes with a clear list of what ships and when.

Paid

  • Full account audit with a cut list
  • Campaign build on LinkedIn, Google and retargeting
  • New ad creative sets every month
  • Demo and trial landing pages
  • Weekly optimisation and cuts
  • Pipeline dashboard by channel

Organic and AI search

  • Technical SEO audit and fixes
  • Keyword and AI-question map for your category
  • Comparison, alternative and category pages
  • New content every month
  • AI visibility checks across major assistants
  • Internal linking and structured data

Strategy and reporting

  • Positioning and messaging for each buyer role
  • Weekly written updates
  • Monthly pipeline review
  • Quarterly board-ready report
  • Event and launch plans
  • A direct Slack line to the team

Conference season

Make RSA, Black Hat and Infosecurity Europe pay off

Security buyers plan around the big events. Your pipeline should too.

Before

Target account lists, invite campaigns and a page that books meetings before the floor opens.

During

Retargeting attendees, meeting reminders and short creative built for a busy week.

After

Follow-up sequences and ads that keep the conversation going while it is still warm.

Services

What we run for security companies

Why security marketing is different

Why do security buying cycles need a different plan?

Security purchases involve several people: the practitioner who evaluates the tool, the leader who owns the risk, finance and procurement. A plan that only chases form fills misses most of that group. We plan for the whole buying committee and measure what reaches pipeline.

How do you market to technical buyers?

Technical buyers ignore hype and look for specifics: what the product does, how it deploys and what it replaces. We write and design around those questions, and we keep claims to what your team can stand behind.

Why does AI search matter for security vendors?

Buyers increasingly ask AI assistants to shortlist tools in a category. If your product is not described clearly on pages those assistants can read and cite, it is left out of the answer. AEO work makes sure it is included.

Why does fear-based marketing fail with security buyers?

Security teams hear about threats all day. Ads built on fear blend into the noise and can cost trust. Clear, specific messaging about what the product does stands out more than another warning.

Why is a crowded category a marketing problem?

Many security categories have dozens of vendors using the same words. If a buyer cannot tell what makes you different in one sentence, they move on. Positioning comes before any campaign.

Common questions

What does a cybersecurity marketing agency do?

It plans and runs the marketing that brings security buyers to a vendor: paid media, search, content, creative and landing pages, tied together and measured on pipeline.

How fast can campaigns go live?

Paid campaigns can be live within about ten days of kickoff, after the audit and creative are approved. Organic quick fixes typically go live in the first two weeks.

Do you run paid and organic together?

Yes. Paid gives fast signal on which messages work, and organic turns those messages into pages that keep bringing buyers in. You can also start with one track.

Which channels work best for security vendors?

It depends on the product and buyer, but LinkedIn, search and retargeting are usually the core, with comparison pages and AI search coverage on the organic side.

Do you write technical content?

Yes. We write comparison pages, buyer guides and product explainers, and we review technical claims with your product team before anything goes live.

How do you report results?

Weekly written updates, a monthly pipeline review and a quarterly report. We report on meetings and pipeline, not just clicks and impressions.

Do you only work with cybersecurity companies?

No. Security is one of our core categories alongside B2B SaaS and consumer brands.

Can you work alongside our in-house marketing team?

Yes. We work as an extension of your team, filling skill gaps and adding bandwidth rather than replacing the people you have.

Can you help with conference season?

Yes. We plan campaigns before, during and after major security events so the meetings you book turn into follow-up conversations.

How do we start?

Start a conversation with us. We look at where you are today and tell you honestly what the first step should be.

Live in 10 days. Let's talk this week.

Tell us where you are today. If we are not the right first step for you, we will say so.