Stratosphere Brand Growth
A content and video program that took a quiet developer-tools brand from invisible to in demand.
The Challenge
Stratosphere had a strong product and almost nobody outside its user base knew it existed. Growth depended on new people discovering the tool, but there was no publishing rhythm, no public voice, and no way to tell whether any of it produced sales conversations. The founders knew their buyers spent time on LinkedIn and X. They just had no system for showing up there.
Stratosphere had a strong product and almost nobody outside its user base knew it existed.
Overview
Stratosphere builds developer tools for teams that care about precision and speed. Existing users loved the product, but almost no new ones were finding it. The founders asked us to build reach the organic way, with no ad spend. We focused on LinkedIn and X, the two places their buyers already spend their time.
Content Strategy
We defined a handful of content themes around the problems Stratosphere solves, written the way their audience actually talks about them. A weekly calendar keeps both channels fed without fail. Every post informs first and promotes second, because credibility compounds and ads don't. That steady rhythm replaced the sporadic posting that had never gained traction.
Video Production
Short videos back up the written posts with quick demonstrations and plain explanations. The founders record rough footage on their own time, and we handle the rest of production. Seeing the product in motion lands faster than reading about it. Video has outperformed static posts in reach nearly every week of the program.
Thought Leadership
The goal was never to make the founders sound like advertisers. Their posts share opinions, lessons learned, and the engineering thinking behind the product, the kind of material technical readers actually respect. Peers and prospects both started engaging. Over the following months, the way the market talked about the brand visibly shifted.
Analytics and Attribution
Every post feeds a dashboard that ties content to follower growth, impressions, and inbound leads. We can see which topics and formats attract qualified attention rather than empty reach. That data steers the next month's calendar. Leadership sees in plain numbers what the content investment returns.
Results
LinkedIn followers grew 340 percent across six months of consistent publishing. The channels earned 2.1 million organic impressions without a dollar of ad spend. Eighteen enterprise leads came in directly through the content. The program is still expanding as new formats prove themselves.
Outcomes and Metrics
The brand went from nearly invisible to showing up in its audience's feeds every week. Followers and impressions climbed steadily as the rhythm held, and more importantly, the content started producing real enterprise inquiries, not just likes. Eighteen inbound leads traced directly back to posts and videos. The program keeps growing as new formats earn their place.
340%
Follower Growth
Growth in LinkedIn followers over the program's first six months.
2.1M
Organic Impressions
Times the content appeared in feeds across LinkedIn and X, all unpaid.
18
Inbound Leads
Enterprise inquiries that traced directly back to a post or video.
5x weekly
Publishing Cadence
Posts going out every single week, without a missed slot.
Engagement Process
Every Devyst engagement follows a structured process: discovery, architecture, build, and handoff. This project was no different. We aligned on scope, reviewed existing systems, delivered iteratively, and handed off with documentation and runbooks.