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        "uri": "/2011/08/01/vendorship-vs-partnership/",
        "title": "Vendorship vs. partnership",
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        "prettyDate": "August 01, 2011",
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        "summary": "One of the bright spots in Omaha, Neb., every June is the College World Series. Its a great sporting event that attracts thousands from around the country, including dozens of brokers who specialize in selling benefits.",
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        "uri": "/2011/07/01/the-voluntary-benefits-menu/",
        "title": "The voluntary benefits menu",
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        "prettyDate": "July 01, 2011",
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        "summary": "Earlier this week, I conducted a continuing education class on voluntary benefits from the employers viewpoint for the Nebraska chapter of CEBS.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/01/disability-insurance-a-look-at-the-overlooked-bene/",
        "title": "Disability insurance: A look at the overlooked benefit",
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        "prettyDate": "June 01, 2011",
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        "summary": "May is Disability Awareness Month, a fact I typically overlook when writing the May column.",
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        "uri": "/2011/05/01/where-do-great-ideas-come-from/",
        "title": "Where do great ideas come from?",
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        "prettyDate": "May 01, 2011",
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        "summary": "One of the primary ways we seek to build a competitive edge is to come up with great ideas ideas that give us an advantage over competitors. But there seems to be more competitors every day, so the pressure to create a more unique value proposition is amplified...",
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        "uri": "/2011/04/01/drivers-of-change-in-the-benefits-industry/",
        "title": "Drivers of change in the benefits industry",
        "byline": "Marty Traynor",
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        "prettyDate": "April 01, 2011",
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        "summary": "Do you remember reading this columns headline in this magazine just over two years ago? I do. Credit the headline to Denis Storeys interview of Tracy Dieterich in the March 2009 issue. Its available on the Benefits Selling web site in case you missed it. Its a...",
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        "uri": "/2009/04/01/defense-wins/",
        "title": "Defense wins",
        "byline": "Marty Traynor",
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        "prettyDate": "April 01, 2009",
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        "summary": "As this is written, it is the interminable period of time before the Super Bowl, and those of us who are sports fans have doubtless heard the truism "defense wins championships." As I pondered this, it came to me that there is a",
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        "uri": "/2008/09/01/are-you-an-auctioneer-or-a-consultant/",
        "title": "Are you an auctioneer or a consultant?",
        "byline": "Marty Traynor",
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        "prettyDate": "September 01, 2008",
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        "summary": "My business associate Dan Rood provides a great deal of leadership within our sales team.",
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