It’s almost time for the Super Bowl – a bonanza for marketers, beer drinkers and football fans alike! Seeing as many of us Ravens are all three, we’re pretty excited. Way back in the summer of 2011, we started a few fantasy football leagues that have been the source of lots of fun and smack …

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It’s a good thing ravens can fly, because February is going to find our Ravens all across the country – speaking, exhibiting at and attending lots of great conferences. Meanwhile, back at home we’ll have no shortage of ways to hang out with us and keep learning how to make the most of the Raven …

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The Link Manager is one of Raven’s most popular features, and it’s also one of the most robust – which means there are a few things it can do that you might not be aware of. You probably know you can export and import links, but did you know that you can move links from …

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We knew we were in for it when we chose Joe Hall as our special guest for our January #Ravenchat, and he brought the fun – and food for thought – in a freewheeling chat about Google Plus, Pinterest, Raven and … pants? Here are some of the highlights, curated by Storify. Google Plus First …

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Whether you’re researching your own URL to get an idea of keywords you might want to track in SERP Tracker or getting the rundown on a competitor’s paid and organic keywords, Raven’s domain research (found at Research > Websites > Research Assistant) is a very helpful tool. To run a domain research report, go to …

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Raven recently released new social tools, including a completely ravamped Social Monitor (found at Social > Monitor). Powered with data from uberVu, it taps into millions of conversations on more than 20 social networks—including Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and WordPress—to display up to 1,000 results per day. To help you receive results relevant to your …

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How’s your 2012 going, everybody? We already gave you a preview of some of what we’ll be up to in 2012 (hooray, your Chrome toolbar is coming!), so here’s where you can find us this month. Affiliate Summit West Raven’s VP of Product Marketing, Taylor Pratt, will be representing Raven at the sold-out Affiliate Summit …

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SEO research has never been convenient. In the early days of SEO, you had to visit several websites to gather (sometimes sketchy) intelligence data, and then you had to decide which data was relevant, and then you had to export it, and then you had to mash it all together in a spreadsheet to make …

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We’re always looking for new ways to help our customers make the most of Raven’s Internet marketing platform. There’s a lot to know, so we try to create plenty of webinars, setup guides and, of course, how-to blog posts. If all that isn’t enough, you can always ask us questions via email or talk to …

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Facebook 2.0: How agencies can transform Facebook into a powerful engagement channel Session description: In this super session, a panel of agency, client side and academia experts discuss the Facebook 2.0 ideal state, best practices and actionable steps to turn Facebook into a powerful relationship channel. Speakers: Laurie Buczek, Jay Feitlinger, Jeff Widman, Zach Welch …

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