Internet Search Firm, Ravenwood Marketing, Named Number Three Fastest Growing Company in Boulder, Colorado

May 22, 2006; 07:51 AM
BOULDER, Colo. — Ravenwood Marketing, Inc., http://www.ravenwoodmarketing.com, a leading performance-based search engine marketing firm, announced today that it has been named number three on the Mercury 100 list of fastest-growing private companies. The Mercury 100 list recognizes the entrepreneurial achievements of rapidly growing companies in Colorado’s Boulder and Broomfield counties with revenues of over $2 million, based on the largest percent growth in revenues from 2004 to 2005.

Ravenwood experienced an impressive 207 percent increase in revenue in 2005, with sales reaching $13.4 million, up from $4.4 million the prior year. This feat represents a third showing for the company, which was named number one and number two on previous year’s Mercury 100 lists.

“We are pleased with our continued growth and delighted to again receive this recognition of our efforts," said Dan Murray, founder of the three-person Ravenwood Marketing. "We are willing to bear some of the risk in the equation by getting paid only on results and this has enabled us to attract an enviable client roster and continue to grow our search marketing revenue.”

By operating pay-per-click marketing campaigns along with other search engine marketing methods, Ravenwood generates a steady flow of new customers for its ecommerce clients. The company does not charge clients upfront and is paid only after it lands a confirmed sale or qualified lead on the client’s website.

About the Mercury 100 List

Now in its ninth year, the Boulder County Business Report’s Mercury 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list recognizes the entrepreneurial achievements of the hottest rising stars in Colorado’s Boulder and Broomfield counties. Awards are given each May to those companies that generated the largest percent increase in revenue the previous year.

About Ravenwood Marketing, Inc.

Ravenwood Marketing specializes in performance-based Internet marketing programs that help companies sell products and generate sales leads over the web. Clients pay only when they receive a confirmed online sale or qualified sales lead. Ravenwood has developed extensive search engine marketing expertise with pay-per-click (PPC) engines like Google AdWords and Overture, as well as in other search engine optimization (SEO) methods such as paid inclusion. The company has done wide-ranging keyword research in building thousands of search campaigns across over one thousand various market segments and it manages exceptionally large keyword portfolios for clients.

With a proprietary, industrial-strength toolset, Ravenwood is able to meet the needs of large companies with very complex search marketing challenges. For more information, visit the company’s website at http://www.ravenwoodmarketing.com.

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