{"id":1073,"date":"2021-11-04T19:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixels360live.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=1073"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:12:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T18:12:48","slug":"key-findings-from-the-2021-distributor-300","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/resources\/report\/key-findings-from-the-2021-distributor-300","title":{"rendered":"Key Findings from the 2021 Distributor 300"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1073\" class=\"elementor elementor-1073\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-520ac89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"520ac89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ad5d33\" data-id=\"4ad5d33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafcc70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hero-banner-gated-resource\" data-id=\"eafcc70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hero-banner-gated-resource.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<section class=\"hero-banner-gated-resource light-gray-blue-bg\" data-module=\"HeroBannerGatedResource\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"banner-row\">\n\n            <div class=\"hero-banner-left-content\">\n                <span class=\"preheading pre-heading\">Free Report<\/span>\n                <h1 class=\"hero-heading\">Key Findings from the 2021 Distributor 300 Report<\/h1>\n\n                <div class=\"lead hero-subtitle\">\n                    <span class=\"sub-heading\"><\/span>\n                    <div class=\"dashed-line-connecter\">\n                        <div class=\"pulse-dot\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-theme-child\/dist\/assets\/img\/pulse-dot.svg\" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"dashed-line\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"hero-banner-right-content\">\n                <div class=\"form-wrap\">\n                    <h3>Download the Report!<\/h3>\n                    <script src=\"\/\/info.locusrobotics.com\/js\/forms2\/js\/forms2.min.js\"><\/script>\n                                            <form id=\"mktoForm_1374\"><\/form>\n                        <script>\n                            \/\/ MktoForms2.loadForm(\"\/\/info.locusrobotics.com\", \"589-MMO-823\", 1374);\n                            MktoForms2.loadForm(\"\/\/info.locusrobotics.com\", \"589-MMO-823\", 1374, function(form) {\n                                form.onSuccess(function(values, followUpUrl) {\n                                    var cname = (values[\"FirstName\"] + ' ' + values[\"LastName\"]).trim();\n                                    var cemail = values[\"Email\"];\n                                    localStorage.setItem(\"cname\", cname);\n                                    localStorage.setItem(\"cemail\", cemail);\n                                    form.getFormElem()[0].reset(); 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