2013 Distributor Survey Question Title * What percentage of your sales are online transactions? Question Title * Over the past five years, has your outside sales staff: Increased Stayed the same size decreased Question Title * Over the past five years, has your inside sales staff: Increased Stayed the same size Decreased? Question Title * In the next five years, do you expect your outside sales staff to: Increase Stay the same size Decrease Question Title * In the next five years, do you expect your inside sales staff to: Increase Stay the same size Decrease? Question Title * Does foreign competition play a larger role in your business today than it did five years ago? Yes No Question Title * Where do you recruit your sales engineering staff from? (Check all that apply) Colleges/technical schools Competitors Manufacturers LinkedIn Online job sites(Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice) Other (please specify) Question Title * How much time do you spend training a new engineering sales employee? (in Days) Question Title * Where do you get your training? In-house From manufacturers Technical schools Other (please specify) Question Title * What is the average starting level salary at your company for an engineering salesperson? Question Title * How concerned are you about losing your job to industry consolidation? Very concerned Somewhat concerned Neutral Not very concerned Not at all concerned Question Title * How likely is it that your company will acquire a competitor over the next five years? Very likely Somewhat likely Neutral Somewhat unlikely Not at all likely Question Title * Do you see the line between manufacturers and distributors blurring? Yes No Question Title * Why? Question Title * What percentage of the time do your sales engineers spend (should add up to 100) Selling Designing systems Troubleshooting for existing clients Question Title * What do you see as the biggest issue for fluid power distributors today? Question Title * What one governmental regulation--specific to distribution issues--would you change, if you could? Question Title * Are you familiar with the CCEFP (Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power)? Yes No Question Title * What fluid power groups do you find value in? (or valuable to the community?) Check all that apply IFPS NFPA FPDA CCEFP Question Title * How many trade shows per year do you or your staff attend? Question Title * How do you market your company? Done