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		<title>Why SEO Should Matter to You</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Given the impact the Internet has on consumer decisions, and in particular, the role search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing has on the success (or failure) of so many businesses, search engine optimization (SEO) is alarmingly underutilized.
According to Netcraft, as of December 2009, there were over 234 million websites, with 47 million new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar-Breeze: One Smart Robot</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/one-smart-robot/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/one-smart-robot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metro Studios Photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metro Video]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metro Web Team]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Website Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Metro Studios has been working with an intelligent robot by the name of Solar-Breeze, and its inventor Denis Ruzsa and his business partner, Paul Sims, of Solar Pool Technologies, Inc. to develop successful marketing tools and strategies for this ingenious new product.
The Solar-Breeze pool skimmer, from Solar Pool Technologies, is a robotic pool skimmer that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Site Mobile-Friendly?</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/is-your-site-mobile-friendly/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/is-your-site-mobile-friendly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Technology is constantly evolving.  With change, comes opportunity.  The time to capitalize on that opportunity is now.
One possible opportunity is to invest in a mobile site for your company.  Mobile Internet use is not a passing trend.  Rather, it’s a certainty.
Keep the End-User in Mind
According to Morgan Stanley Research, by 2014 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metro Studios Tackles a High-Profile Project</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/metro-studios-tackles-a-high-profile-project/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/metro-studios-tackles-a-high-profile-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[E-mail Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Graphic Design]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metro Video]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metro Web Team]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Metro Studios was called upon for the third straight year to shoot a high-profile series of commercials created by Terry L. Butz Creative for the Badgerland Chevy Dealer group in Madison, Wisconsin.  The star of this latest series of TV spots features University of Wisconsin Head Football Coach Brett Bielema.
With just four hours to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating 25 Years&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/celebrating-25-years/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/celebrating-25-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metro Studios General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We, at Metro Studios, celebrated our 25th Anniversary this summer.  We’d like to say thank you to all of our clients along the way, and to the family of employees who helped build Metro Studios to what it is today!
Beginning as a video production company in 1985, Metro Studios has evolved to become one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voted &#8220;Best in the Corridor&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/voted-best-in-the-corridor/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/voted-best-in-the-corridor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metro Video]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metro Web Team]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, the Corridor Business Journal scours the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor searching for the best of the best in a myriad of categories.
We are honored and proud to say, Corridor Business Journal readers chose Metro Studios as 2010’s “Best Video Production Company” in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor.
The locally owned weekly business journal will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project Highlight: Mi-T-M</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/project-highlight-mi-t-m/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/project-highlight-mi-t-m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metro Web Team]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[metro studios]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Metro Studios was contacted by Mi-T-M, a leading manufacturer and designer of an extensive line of high-quality industrial equipment, to create a new website that better met the needs of both Mi-T-M and its customers.
“When developing a new website in today’s online culture, it’s critical to ask yourself what your customers are looking for and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing Humor to a Stormy Situation</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/bringing-humor-to-a-stormy-situation/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/bringing-humor-to-a-stormy-situation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Westpfahl</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of Metro Studios’ long-term clients, Muscatine Power &#38; Water  (MP&#38;W), always challenges us to think outside the (cable) box for their projects.
Our task: 
To create a humorous campaign aimed at increasing new cable television and Internet customers for MP&#38;W.
After some powerful brainstorming, we came up with the underlying campaign theme of “expect company,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grill Topper&#8217;s Moving Fast&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/grill-toppers-moving-fast/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/grill-toppers-moving-fast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk Hayden</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metro Video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Grill Topper, a client of Metro Studios, turns ordinary grilled meats into works of art by searing your favorite team&#8217;s logo on to the surface of the meat! With such a fun and unique concept, Grill Topper is speeding right along.
Literally.
Grill Topper sponsored a NASCAR, driven by Nationwide Series driver Robert Richardson, at the 2010 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flying High for Higher Education</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/flying-high-for-higher-education/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/flying-high-for-higher-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Westpfahl</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metro Studios Photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metro Web Team]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Picture if you will a gorgeous Spring morning, overlooking a beautiful college campus with eager students making their way to class…and our very own Kirk Hayden hovering overhead in a helicopter, shooting aerial photos and HD video at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.

Kirk captured some stunning photos and video footage while juggling two cameras [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project Highlight: Ent Federal Credit Union</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/project-highlight-ent-federal-credit-union/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/project-highlight-ent-federal-credit-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksmith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Creative Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metro Studios General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metro Video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This winter, Metro Studios was given a challenging assignment from Mills Marketing – a financial marketing agency in Storm Lake, Iowa. Their client, Ent Federal Credit Union in Colorado, wanted to produce a complete market acquisition campaign to effectively break into the already-saturated credit union market in Denver, Colorado Springs, and surrounding areas.
The campaign was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 ways to improve your website in 10 minutes or less.</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/10-ways-to-improve-your-website-in-10-minutes-or-less/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/10-ways-to-improve-your-website-in-10-minutes-or-less/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay Talsness</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metro Web Team]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1.	Update your “About” page content.
When someone comes to your website, one of the most frequently visited pages is the “About” page.  Unfortunately, your “About” page also tends to contain some of the stalest information on your website.  In an environment where you have 60 seconds or less to impress a potential customer, having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Internet Market Predictions for 2010</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/internet-marketing-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/internet-marketing-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Whaley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metro Web Team]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of year when predictions, goals and lists dominate the media.  Who am I not to oblige?  Here’s my list of Internet marketing trends that will dominate 2010:
9. Exponential growth of smart phone users.
Forget texting – Grandma’s downloading apps for her new iPhone.  In 2010, smart phone technologies and operating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metro Studios helps families connect with their loved ones in the military</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/helping-military-families/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/helping-military-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay Talsness</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metro Studios General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metro Video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At Metro Studios, we know how important family is – especially during the holidays.  That’s why Metro Studios teamed up with Avnet Inc. to connect families with their loved ones serving in the U.S. military overseas.
How did we make it possible? In December, we helped families record free five minute video messages. We were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stepping outside the box at Metro Studios</title>
		<link>http://metro-studios.com/blog/mallory-fondell/</link>
		<comments>http://metro-studios.com/blog/mallory-fondell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mfondell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: For the past several months, Mallory Fondell has worked as an intern with the Metro web team.  To say she&#8217;s done a fantastic job would be putting it lightly. Mallory has been an incredible asset to our team doing everything from graphic design to coding web pages. As her internship draws to an [...]]]></description>
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