Social Catfish Case Study

Campaign Success: By The Numbers

Total Backlinks
0
Revenue Growth
+ 0 %
Average Domain
0
Monthly UVM
0 B
Ad Value
$ 0 B
Fastest Growing Company (Inc.)
No. 0

Client: Social Catfish


Industry: Cybersecurity | Scam Prevention | Reverse Search


Business Model: Subscription-based reverse search engine and online safety platform for identifying scammers and protecting victims.

 

Campaign Objective

Establish Social Catfish as the go-to authority on online scams, build trust with consumers and media, and drive growth through SEO-focused digital PR — all while raising awareness about scam prevention and online safety.

Strategy and Execution

Prism PR launched a multi-year, high-impact digital PR and SEO link-building campaign for Social Catfish centered around an annual 50-page “State of Online Scams” study which gave us ammunition to pitch unique angles every week and month. 

 

We monitored hot topics and arranged interviews promoting Social Catfish executives as thought leaders. 

 

Each year, we analyzed FBI, FTC, and Social Catfish’s proprietary platform data to uncover trends and rank all 50 U.S. states across several metrics:

 

  • Total monetary losses
  • Victims per capita
  • Scam type frequency
  • Average loss per victim

 

This long-form, data-rich content gave us a year-round news engine. Our team created targeted press angles that tied into key moments on the calendar — like:

 

  • Romance scams in February (Valentine’s Day)
  • IRS scams around April 15 (Tax Day)
  • Holiday scams in Q4

 

We issued 50 state-specific press releases to local media, tailored national pitches to business and tech outlets, and secured a wide range of interviews with:

 

  • Founder David McClellan, elevating him as a leading voice on scam prevention
  • Online scam victims, telling personal stories to humanize the crisis
  • A reformed Nigerian scammer now consulting with Social Catfish
  • A Nigerian government official highlighting real-world arrests and restitution for victims

 

This strategy resulted in thousands of media hits — and consistent high-authority backlinks from major publications.

CNBC: Tech-Savvy Teens Scammed Faster Than Grandparents

DA: 92

USA Today: Woman Loses $1M in Romance Scam

DA: 92

Reuters: COVID Fraud Losses Near $100M

DA: 92

Business Insider: Teens Being Scammed More Than Adults

DA: 92

TODAY Show: How to Spot Photo Scams

DA: 91

FOX News: Fleetwood Mac Singer Scammed Out of $1M

DA: 91

Vox: Gen Z vs. Boomers in Online Scams

DA: 91

 

Final Takeaway

This campaign proves that digital PR isn’t just exposure — it’s acceleration. With the right data, strategy, and storytelling, Social Catfish transformed into a national thought leader, grew its domain authority, exploded organic traffic, and entered the top 1% of fastest-growing companies in America.

 

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CLIENT TESTIMONIAL

"Over the last five years, we have been covered in virtually every media outlet in the country. Prism is the best PR agency I have ever worked with."
David McClellan
Social Catfish Founder