Press Releases

• 2010
• 06.11.10 : Richardson Teams with Ingram Micro
• 05.04.10 : Richardson Receives Bronze Award from Brandon Hall
• 04.19.10 : Richardson Receives SunTrust Supplier Award
• 04.17.10 : David DiStefano To Lead Panel at Selling Power’s Sales Leadership Conference
• 03.26.10 : Linda Richardson to Provide Keynote Speech at ASTD’s Virtual Sales Coaching Forum
• 03.25.10 : Richardson Honored by Selling Power Magazine and TrainingIndustry.com
• 03.23.10 : Richardson Sponsors Will Bayley - Paralympian Table Tennis Player
• 02.16.10 : Richardson Named to Fastest Growing Companies List
• 02.18.10 : Richardson Releases 2010 Sales Challenges Report
• 01.22.10 : Richardson Expands Sales Talent Management Offerings

• 2009
• 11.10.09 : Richardson’s 2009 Client Forum Achieves Record Attendance
• 08.17.09 : Richardson Named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America for Third Consecutive Year
• 06.30.09 : Richardson Launches eLearning for Retail Bankers
• 06.25.09 : Richardson Partners with ForceLogix
• 05.28.09 : Richardson Launches RichardsonConnect Webinar Series
• 05.28.09 : Richardson Executives Featured on SellingPower TV
• 05.21.09 : Richardson Features SalesCallPlanner at Sales 2.0 Conference
• 04.01.09 : Richardson Partners with Bank Administration Institute (BAI)
• 03.04.09 : Richardson Releases New Sales 2.0 Sales Call Planning Tool
• 02.06.09 : Richardson Named 2009 Top Sales Methodology Training Company
• 01.29.09 : Richardson Selected 2008 Learning Leader for Vendor Innovation by Bersin & Associates
• 01.19.09 : Richardson's Perfect Selling Wins Top Honors in The 2008 Sales Book Awards
• 01.13.09 : Richardson Launches New Video-on-Demand Product, Richardson SalesReadiness(TM)
• 01.06.09 : Richardson Wins Stevie® Award at The 2008 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

• 2008
• 12.03.08 : Richardson Launches Second Edition of Sales Coaching: Making the Great Leap from Sales Manager to Sales Coach
• 09.24.08 : Linda Richardson's Perfect Selling Honored with 2008 Editors' Choice Award
• 09.12.08 : Linda Richardson's Perfect Selling Named to BusinessWeek Best Seller List
• 09.07.08 : Richardson Named to Inc. 5000 List
• 07.22.08 : Perfect Selling Named to New York Times Best Seller List
• 07.22.08 : Perfect Selling Named to USA TODAY Best Seller List
• 07.08.08 : Richardson Launches Perfect Selling
• 05.30.08 : Richardson Hosts Selling in a 2.0 World Presentations at ASTD
• 04.17.08 : Fairhill Community High School Career Day
• 04.17.08 : Richardson Launches New Electronic Audio Book Sales Training Series
• 04.10.08 : Andrea Roselli Named one of Training Magazine’s 2008 Top Young Training Leaders
• 03.24.08 : Richardson announces strategic partnership with Synocus
• 03.07.08 : Donna Tschoepe Nominated for The Delaware Valley HR Person of the Year Award
• 02.07.08 : PWC Named the #1 Training Company
• 02.01.08 : Sales Training OutSourcing.Com Award
• 01.21.08 : Diversity in Business Award

• 2007
• 12.14.07 : Ellen Wilsker Receives Stevie Award
• 12.14.07 : POY Award
• 11.27.07 : 2007 Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards
• 10.20.07 : Richardson Launches Spanish and Portuguese Web-based Sales Training Programs
• 09.04.07 : Richardson Named to Inaugural Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies in America
• 07.12.07 : Richardson Names Donna A. Tschoepe as Vice President of Human Resources
• 06.01.07 : David DiStefano, CEO of Richardson, Named Finalist of The 2007 American Business Awards for Best Executive
• 05.30.07 : Richardson to Launch New eLearning Platform and Two New Diagnostic Tools at The American Society of Training and Development Conference - June 4-6, 2007
• 04.12.07 : Linda Richardson and David DiStefano Named Among “Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals“
• 03.08.07 : Richardson Launches New Negotiations Diagnostic to Help Identify Skill Gaps and Improve Negotiation Results
• 02.09.07 : Richardson Named to The 2006 Best of eLearning List from ELearning Magazine
• 01.12.07 : Richardson SkillGauge™ Recognized as Top Product of 2006

• 2006
• 12.14.06 : Linda Richardson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Sales Training
• 11.05.06 : Richardson Sponsors Elliott Masie's Learning 2006
• 10.18.06 : Click Here to Listen to Richardson's Archived Best Practices Webcast Featuring Malcolm Rees of DHL
• 10.12.06 : Richardson Expands Asia Pacific Operations
• 10.11.06 : Becoming a Free Agent: Linda Richardson Featured in the Wall Street Journal
• 10.11.06 : Blended Sales Training: Linda Richardson Featured in Selling Power Magazine
• 10.09.06 : Richardson Launches Best Practices Client Webcast
• 09.11.06 : Richardson Launches New Online Telephone Selling Skills Diagnostic
• 09.07.06 : ClearLight Partners Makes Significant Equity Investment in The Richardson Group
• 06.07.06 : Richardson Launches New Sales Training Programs: Developing Winning Sales Proposals and Selling to Executives
• 05.15.06 : Richardson Named Best Island Booth at ASTD 2006
• 05.05.06 : Richardson to Feature New Sales Diagnostics at ASTD
• 03.12.06 : Richardson Named to Selling Power Magazine's Top 50 Web Sites.
• 02.17.06 : Richardson Launches Consultative Selling Diagnostic Assessment Tool
• 01.27.06 : Richardson Sales Coaching Book Translated into Chinese
• 01.12.06 : Results-Oriented - Linda Richardson Featured in Selling Power Magazine
• 01.01.06 : Linda Richardson Named as a Finalist for Stevie Award

• 2005
• 10.14.05 : Richardson Launches Sales Coaching Assessment and Diagnostic Tool
• 09.28.05 : Richardson Sponsors TechLearn 2005
• 09.19.05 : Richardson Launches New Customer Service Training Programs at the 2005 Annual Call Center Exhibition
• 07.25.05 : eCornell Selects Richardson to Deliver Blended Training to Strengthen Client Satisfaction
• 05.16.05 : Richardson and RWD Technologies Partner to Provide Comprehensive Online Learning for Sales Training
• 04.15.05 : Richardson Launches New Sales Coaching Program
• 03.17.05 : Richardson Launches New Performance Support Tool for Negotiations
• 02.01.05 : Richardson Launches New Web-based Service Training
• 01.26.05 : Richardson Identifies Sales Obstacles Through Skills Assessment Tests

• 2004
• 12.19.04 : The Train Begins Here — How to Manage Every Step of the Training Process
• 12.13.04 : Beat the Training Blahs — How to Raise Your Rep's Enthusiasm for Sales Training
• 11.19.04 : New Client Testimonials - Read New Unsolicited Client Feedback
• 11.15.04 : Richardson Richardson Positioned in Leading Analyst's Magic Quadrant for eLearning Content Research Report
• 10.27.04 : Richardson Sponsors TechLearn 2004
• 09.13.04 : New Blended Instructor-led and Web-based Training Solution Helps Ensure Exceptional Care and Value-added Service For Call Center Agents
• 05.19.04 : Richardson to Launch New Pharma eLearning Program for Sales Representatives at ASTD
• 04.21.04 : Richardson's Web-based Call Center Training Named as Finalist in the 2004 American Business Awards™
• 03.09.04 : Richardson Survey Finds Top Challenges for Sales Professionals
• 02.03.04 : Richardson Releases New eLearning Implementation Kit

• 2003
• 11.29.03 : New eLearning Release: Prospecting - Getting the Appointment
• 10.22.03 : New eLearning for Call Center Agents - Managing Irate Customers and Effective Telephone Skills
• 10.22.03 : Richardson Partners with Witness Systems
• 10.09.03 : Richardson Launches Leader's Guides to Maximize eLearning Investment
• 09.25.03 : Richardson Launches Compact Disk Training Support Tool for Call Center Agents
• 09.17.03 : Richardson Validates Interoperability with Major LMS Systems
• 07.22.03 : CDW Chooses Richardson to Strengthen Customer Focus
• 07.15.03 : RWD and Richardson Offer Free Webcast
• 07.10.03 : Richardson Launches Advanced Consultative Selling Courses for the Web
• 06.09.03 : Richardson Launches Consultative Selling for Pharmaceuticals eLearning Program at Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Training Conference and Expo
• 05.12.03 : Richardson Launches Call Center Agent Training At ASTD
• 04.15.03 : Centra and Richardson Offer Free Webcast
• 03.18.03 : Richardson and McGraw-Hill Release "The Sales Success Handbook"
• 02.10.03 : Kinko's and Richardson Deliver Blended Sales Training Curriculum to 2,000 Field Team Members
• 02.06.03 : Richardson Selected as Top 100 Company by Eduventures
• 02.04.03 : Richardson to Attend Call Center Conference in Las Vegas, February 10-13, 2003
• 01.30.03 : Richardson Launches Just-in-time Sales Performance Support Tool
• 01.07.03 : Motorola's Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector (CGISS) Selects Richardson to Deliver Web-based Sales Training

• 2002
• 12.06.02 : Linda Richardson Honored with Women of Distinction Award
• 10.28.02 : Richardson Announces Vertical and Horizontal Blended Sales Training Strategy Custom blended learning solutions focused on specific industries and lines of business
• 10.15.02 : Linda Richardson to Speak at the Vision, Values & Victory in Business and Life Seminar
• 10.01.02 : Richardson Selected by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) to Deliver Comprehensive, Web-based Sales Training Solution
• 09.25.02 : Richardson's Consultative Selling eLearning Certified by ASTD
• 09.23.02 : Richardson and Harvard Business School Publishing Join Forces to Improve Sales Force Effectiveness
• 09.18.02 : Richardson's Techlearn Sponsorship Mentioned on Business Wire
• 09.12.02 : Richardson's Newest eLearning Program is Awarded 4 Stars from Lguide
• 06.06.02 : Richardson to Provide Sales Q&A Feature on Hoover's Online
• 06.04.02 : Richardson and Sun Microsystems Form Strategic Learning Alliance
• 05.15.02 : Richardson to Exhibit at The American Society of Training and Development Expo
• 05.15.02 : Richardson Takes Bobbleheads From the Stadium to the Boardroom
• 04.24.02 : Richardson's Newest eLearning Program is Awarded 4 Stars from Lguide
• 03.27.02 : Richardson Signs 20th eLearning Client
• 03.12.02 : "The Human Body is the only machine that breaks down when not used."
• 03.05.02 : Richardson Names David DiStefano
• 02.04.02 : Richardson Launches QuickSkills 2.0
• 01.24.02 : Centra and Richardson to Transform eLearning for Sales Professionals
• 01.11.02 : Click Here for Our New Richardson QuickSkills Curriculum Overview
• 01.09.02 : Richardson Brings the Classroom to the Web - Launches eLearning Consultative Telephone Selling Program

• 2001
• 12.12.01 : Learn to Make, Not Break Deals - Richardson Releases New eLearning DealMakers Series
• 11.01.01 : Richardson Named to Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in Philadelphia Region
• 10.29.01 : Jim Brodo Talks About eLearning - Employment Review Magazine
• 09.28.01 : QuickSkills for Quicker Closes
• 09.20.01 : Richardson Launches Wireless Sales Performance Support Application
• 07.18.01 : Richardson Launches eLearning Consultative Negotiations Course
• 04.18.01 : Richardson Launches New Consultative Selling Program as Part of the Richardson eLearning QuickSkills Curriculum
• 04.18.01 : Richardson Appoints Karan Douglas as Managing Director of Richardson Europe Limited
• 03.14.01 : Richardson Establishes European Subsidiary
• 03.05.01 : Richardson Launches eLearning QuickSkills at Training 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia, March 5-7
• 01.31.01 : Richardson Partners with Docent, Inc.
• 01.25.01 : Richardson Appoints Jim Brodo to Lead Marketing Initiatives

• 2000
• 12.14.00 : Richardson Names Joseph Jacobs VP of Technology Implementation
• 09.19.00 : Richardson Moves Corporate Headquarters to 1818 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 01.18.00 : Richardson Lands $14 Million in New Financing to Leverage Core-Curriculum for Web-Based Platform