Here’s your chance to be famous! Electrical Wholesaling magazine is looking for comments for publication (and off-the-record) from electrical distributors, electrical manufacturers and independent reps based outside the United States on their key business challenges and opportunities for an article in the September issue. If you would like to participate, please answer the following five questions. Deadline for responses for inclusion in the article is this Friday, Aug. 24. Thanks!

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* 1. What is the single biggest market opportunity for your business over the next year?

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* 2. On the flip side, which market trend makes you lose sleep at night?

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* 3. Are the acquisitions of independent, family-owned distributors in your country a threat, opportunity or a bit of both? Why or why not?

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* 4. Which of the following computer technologies offers the most promise for your business in the near future: Smart phones? Tablet computers? Cloud computing? A best-of-bread online storefront? Something else?

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* 5. If you could somehow get all of your customers in the same room for 20 minutes to tell them how your company differs from competitors, which of your value-added service offerings would you focus on the most?

If you would like to be quoted in the article, please include your contact information below.

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* 6. Name

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* 7. Job title

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* 8. Company

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* 9. Location

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* 10. E-mail address

Thanks for your help! If you would like a copy of the article when it's published, contact Jim Lucy, Electrical Wholesaling's chief editor at jim.lucy@penton.com

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