<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Learning News</title><atom:link href="https://learningnews.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" /><link>https://learningnews.com</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:08:01 GMT</pubDate><generator>Learning News RSS Generator</generator><image><url>https://learningnews.com/images/tpr-twitter-a_400x400.png</url><title>FeedForAll Sample Feed</title><link>https://learningnews.com</link><description>Learning News</description><width>144</width><height>144</height></image><description>Learning News</description><language>en</language><item><title>Richardson Launches New eBook, Best Practices in Sales Negotiations Skills</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2015/richardson-launches-new-ebook-best-practices-in-sales-negotiations-skills</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:08:22 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2015/richardson-launches-new-ebook-best-practices-in-sales-negotiations-skills</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson, a leading global sales training and effectiveness solutions company, today announced that it has launched a new e-book, Best Practices in Sales Negotiations Skills. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>James Hardie Wins Silver Medal from Brandon Hall Group for Best Sales Team Onboarding Training Program</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2014/james-hardie-wins-silver-medal-from-brandon-hall-group-for-best-sales-team-onboarding-training-progr</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2014/james-hardie-wins-silver-medal-from-brandon-hall-group-for-best-sales-team-onboarding-training-progr</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">James Hardie, a leading manufacturer of Fiber Cement building products has been honored with a Silver Excellence Award from the Brandon Hall Group for having the Best Sales Team Onboarding Training Program for its US operations. The program was selected by an expert panel based on criteria that included how well the program fit the need and its design, functionality, innovation, and overall measurable benefits.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson and its Clients Honored with Eight Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-and-its-clients-honored-with-eight-brandon-hall-group-excellence-awards</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2013 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-and-its-clients-honored-with-eight-brandon-hall-group-excellence-awards</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/17574/bh-gold.jpg">Richardson and its clients are recognized with eight prestigious Brandon Hall Awards. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Named to 2013 Selling Power Top 20 Sales Training Companies List</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-named-to-2013-selling-power-top-20-sales-training-companies-list-(1)</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:28:22 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-named-to-2013-selling-power-top-20-sales-training-companies-list-(1)</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/17179/top20salestraining2013.jpg">Richardson, a leading global sales training firm, announced that they have been selected to the 2013 Top 20 Sales Training Companies list published by Selling Power magazine. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Launches New Research Report: Content Marketing and Sales Effectiveness</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-launches-new-research-report-content-marketing-and-sales-effectiveness</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:33:40 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-launches-new-research-report-content-marketing-and-sales-effectiveness</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson, a leading sales training and strategy execution company, in partnership with SellingPower Magazine, today launched a new research report: 'Content Marketing and Sales Effectiveness, Establishing a Cohesive, Two-way Stream Between your Sales Team and Marketing Department'. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Top 10 Disruptive Sales Technologies</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/top-10-disruptive-sales-technologies</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/top-10-disruptive-sales-technologies</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">What are the 10 most disruptive sales technologies? Jim Brodo, SVP of marketing at sales performance improvement innovators, Richardson, takes a look at the top disruptive technologies in sales and marketing.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Why Cross-selling Fails: The Ultimate List</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/why-cross-selling-fails-the-ultimate-list</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/why-cross-selling-fails-the-ultimate-list</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Why Cross-Selling Fails: The Ultimate List is a new blog post from leading sales training company Richardson that begins to build out a critical list of why reps struggle to cross-sell. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Pros and Cons of Gamification in Sales Training</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/the-pros-and-cons-of-gamification-in-sales-training</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:47:01 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/the-pros-and-cons-of-gamification-in-sales-training</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Rapid development in online and mobile gaming continues to evolve and grow among users. Dario Priolo’s new blog post, No More Playing Around: The Pros and Cons of Gamification, reviews some of the benefits and challenges of Gamifaction in sales training. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Partners with Firmwater for Online Sales Training Delivery</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-partners-with-firmwater-for-online-sales-training-delivery-(1)</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:04:48 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-partners-with-firmwater-for-online-sales-training-delivery-(1)</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson partners with Firmwater to deliver their award-winning online sales training, Richardson QuickSkills™.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Testing the Follow-up on Great Content-based Marketing Campaigns: Most Companies Fall Flat</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/testing-the-follow-up-on-great-content-based-marketing-campaigns-most-companies-fall-flat</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:47:28 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/testing-the-follow-up-on-great-content-based-marketing-campaigns-most-companies-fall-flat</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson's new blog, Testing the Follow-up on Content-based Marketing Campaigns  identifies some of the gaps, effectiveness, and growing misalignment of sales and marketing regarding the follow-up and nurturing of content-based marketing leads. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Named to Training Industry.com’s Top 20 Sales Training Companies for the 5th Consecutive Year</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-named-to-training-industrycoms-top-20-sales-training-companies-for-the-5th-consecutive-ye</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:17:47 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-named-to-training-industrycoms-top-20-sales-training-companies-for-the-5th-consecutive-ye</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/16475/2013 sales top 20 seal-small jpeg.jpg">Richardson, a leading global sales training and strategy execution company, has been named to the list of TrainingIndustry.com’s top 20 Sales Training Companies. This marks the fifth straight year of inclusion on the list for Richardson.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson and Clients Take Gold, Silver, and Bronze; Recognized for Sales Excellence with Nine Stevie Awards </title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-and-clients-take-gold-silver-and-bronze-recognized-for-sales-excellence-with-nine-stevie-</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:21:16 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-and-clients-take-gold-silver-and-bronze-recognized-for-sales-excellence-with-nine-stevie-</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/16402/sascs13_top10_richardson_250.jpg">Richardson and its clients took Gold, Silver, and Bronze — a total of nine awards – at the Seventh Annual Stevie Awards for Sales &amp; Customer Service. Winners of this international competition, which recognizes sales excellence in disciplines vital to business success, were announced Monday, February 25, at a gala ceremony at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mike Kunkle Joins Richardson as Director of Product Development </title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/mike-kunkle-joins-richardson-as-director-of-product-development-</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:19:44 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/mike-kunkle-joins-richardson-as-director-of-product-development-</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson has announced that Mike Kunkle has joined the company as Director, New Product Development. Bringing over 25 years of experience in the sales profession, Mr. Kunkle is a training and organizational effectiveness leader with special expertise in sales force transformation. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Wins Two Gold Medals for Richardson QuickCheck</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-wins-two-gold-medals-for-richardson-quickcheck</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:48:20 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2013/richardson-wins-two-gold-medals-for-richardson-quickcheck</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/15843/bhallea.jpeg">Richardson receives industry honors for Richardson QuickCheck™, an innovative sales training reinforcement tool. The Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards recognized Richardson with two gold medals: one for Best Advance in Unique Sales and Marketing Technology and the other for Best Advance in Sales Training Software Platform.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Linda Richardson Awarded Thought Leader of the Year by Top Sales Awards</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/linda-richardson-awarded-thought-leader-of-the-year-by-top-sales-awards</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:01:56 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/linda-richardson-awarded-thought-leader-of-the-year-by-top-sales-awards</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/15787/linda_richardson.jpg">Richardson Founder and Executive Chairwoman, Linda Richardson, has been awarded Top Sales and Marketing Thought Leader during the 2012 Top Sales Awards ceremony. In addition to the top Thought Leader Award, Ms. Richardson was also recognized with a bronze medal for Best Blog, Challengers Missing Link, and a Gold Medal for Top Sales Article.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Expands Sales Enablement Practice into Europe</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/richardson-expands-sales-enablement-practice-into-europe</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:46:20 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/richardson-expands-sales-enablement-practice-into-europe</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson appoints  Marjan Visser as Senior Consultant in the Sales Enablement Practice of its global sales training and performance improvement business.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Clients Honored with Gold and Silver Awards By Brandon Hall Group</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/richardson-clients-honored-with-gold-and-silver-awards-by-brandon-hall-group-</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:26:39 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/richardson-clients-honored-with-gold-and-silver-awards-by-brandon-hall-group-</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/15219/bh_gold.jpg">Richardson, a leading global sales training and sales strategy execution firm, today announced that three of their clients have been recognized with Gold and Silver medals by the Brandon Hall Group’s annual Excellence in Awards for Learning, Talent Management, and Sales and Marketing Awards. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Expands Thought Leadership Blog to Provide Greater Insight for Sales and Training Leaders</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/richardson-expands-thought-leadership-blog-to-provide-greater-insight-for-sales-and-training-leaders</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:15:46 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/richardson-expands-thought-leadership-blog-to-provide-greater-insight-for-sales-and-training-leaders</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson's expanded blog covers all aspects of sales and sales management and share current thinking on today’s most critical revenue-generation strategies and challenges.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Launches Mobile Sales Training Reinforcement Tool</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/richardson-launches-mobile-sales-training-reinforcement-tool</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:32:24 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/richardson-launches-mobile-sales-training-reinforcement-tool</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson, a global sales training and strategy execution company, has launched Richardson QuickCheck™, a proven new approach to reinforcing learning.  Richardson QuickCheck™ is an e-mail-based program that leverages your salespeople’s mobile devices in order to deliver daily, bite-sized learning.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Honored on Training Industry, Inc's Top Sales Training Companies List for Fourth Consecutive Year</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/richardson-honored-as-top-sales-training-company-for-fourth-consecutive-year-by-training-industry-in</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:29:59 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2012/richardson-honored-as-top-sales-training-company-for-fourth-consecutive-year-by-training-industry-in</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson, a leading global sales training and performance improvement company has been named to Training Industry, Inc  2012 Top Sales Training Companies list for the fourth consecutive year. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson CEO, David DiStefano Honored with a 2011 'Best in Biz Award'</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-ceo,-david-distefano-honored-with-a-2011-best-in-biz-award</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-ceo,-david-distefano-honored-with-a-2011-best-in-biz-award</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">David DiStefano, President and CEO of Richardson, has been named the silver winner in the Executive of the Year category in Best in Biz Awards, the only national business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Real Stories and Anecdotes Experienced During  Actual Sales Meetings the Focus of Richardson's New eBook</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/real-stories-and-anecdotes-experienced-during-actual-sales-meetings-the-focus-of-richardsons-new-ebook</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/real-stories-and-anecdotes-experienced-during-actual-sales-meetings-the-focus-of-richardsons-new-ebook</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson's The Lighter Side of Selling II is a fun look at real stories, anecdotes, and other events that sales professionals have experienced during an actual Sales Meeting. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Launches Next Generation Sales Training and Performance Improvement Solution

</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-launches-next-generation-sales-training-and-performance-improvement-solution

</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-launches-next-generation-sales-training-and-performance-improvement-solution

</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson has launched its High Performance SellingTM solution (“HPS”). High Performance SellingTM combines a best-in-class selling methodology with proven and powerful sales training to help businesses transform the way their sales force sells. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Leading Firms are Responding to Shifts in Today’s Complex Buying Process Explored in New eBook from Richardson </title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/behind-the-scenes-look-at-how-leading-firms-are-responding-to-shifts-in-today’s-complex-buying-process-explored-in-new-ebook-from-richardson</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/behind-the-scenes-look-at-how-leading-firms-are-responding-to-shifts-in-today’s-complex-buying-process-explored-in-new-ebook-from-richardson</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">This dramatic change in buyer behavior has forced companies to reevaluate the way they train their sales teams to engage prospects and existing customers. This new paradigm is the focus of Richardson’s new eBook, The Roadmap to Scalable and Sustainable Sales Transformation. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson’s Bill Zarrilli Named a Finalist for CFO of the Year
</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson’s-bill-zarrilli-named-a-finalist-for-cfo-of-the-year
</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson’s-bill-zarrilli-named-a-finalist-for-cfo-of-the-year
</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson’s Bill Zarrilli Named a Finalist for CFO of the Year
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Europe Limited (REL) Celebrates Ten Years of Sales Training and Performance Improvement Excellence</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-europe-limited-(rel)-celebrates-ten-years-of-sales-training-and-performance-improvement-excellence</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-europe-limited-(rel)-celebrates-ten-years-of-sales-training-and-performance-improvement-excellence</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson Europe Limited (REL) Celebrates Ten Years of Sales Training and Performance Improvement Excellence]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson to Launch High Performance SellingTM Sales Training Solution at 2011 ASTD International Conference and Exposition</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-to-launch-high-performance-sellingtm-sales-training-solution-at-2011-astd-international-conference-and-exposition</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-to-launch-high-performance-sellingtm-sales-training-solution-at-2011-astd-international-conference-and-exposition</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson will be premiering their new sales performance improvement Solution, High Performance SellingTM at the 2011 American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) International Conference and Exposition.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Announces Independent Assessment of Its Sales Performance Improvement Solutions</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-announces-independent-assessment-of-its-sales-performance-improvement-solutions</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-announces-independent-assessment-of-its-sales-performance-improvement-solutions</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">ES Research’s Evaluation Reflects Richardson’s Industry-leading Commitment to Client Satisfaction and Sales Performance Improvement]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson and McCord Training Release Social Media in Selling Research Report</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-and-mccord-training-release-social-media-in-selling-research-report</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-and-mccord-training-release-social-media-in-selling-research-report</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">The social media phenomenon has eclipsed all forecasts about how far and fast it would become a part of everyday life. Richardson conducted a survey that shows both an increasing integration of social media into the overall selling process and the clear opportunity to deepen its use to achieve better results.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Partners with CSO Insights to Offer a Series of Sales Performance Optimization Studies</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-partners-with-cso-insights-to-offer-a-series-of-sales-performance-optimization-studies</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-partners-with-cso-insights-to-offer-a-series-of-sales-performance-optimization-studies</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson has announced they have partnered with CSO Insights to provide a series of leading-edge sales industry research studies. The Reports, based on data collected from over 2,000 companies, focuses on the challenges facing sales organizations, why the problems exist, and what best practices can be leveraged to successfully overcome the issues. 

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Named to TrainingIndustry.com Top 20 Sales Training Companies for Fourth Consecutive Year</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-named-to-trainingindustrycom-top-20-sales-training-companies-for-fourth-consecutive-year</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-named-to-trainingindustrycom-top-20-sales-training-companies-for-fourth-consecutive-year</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson has been named to TrainingIndustry.com’s top 20 sales training companies for the fourth consecutive year. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Releases the Lighter Side of Selling eBook</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-releases-the-lighter-side-of-selling-ebook</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2011/richardson-releases-the-lighter-side-of-selling-ebook</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson has compiled some of the funniest, scariest, and most exciting sales travel tales into a new eBook, The Lighter Side of Selling.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>David DiStefano, Richardson CEO, to lead Interactive Panel at Selling Power’s Sales Leadership Conference
</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/david-distefano,-richardson-ceo,-to-lead-interactive-panel-at-selling-power’s-sales-leadership-conference
</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/david-distefano,-richardson-ceo,-to-lead-interactive-panel-at-selling-power’s-sales-leadership-conference
</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardso CEO David DiStefano will be moderating a session entitled Transforming the Sales Organization at Selling Power's Sales Leadership Conference on April 19, 2010 at the Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Wins Bronze in Brandon Hall Learning Technology Awards</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/richardson-wins-bronze-in-brandon-hall-learning-technology-awards</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/richardson-wins-bronze-in-brandon-hall-learning-technology-awards</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson's SalesCallPlanner™ wins the bronze award in the Best Advance in Performance Support Technology category of The Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Technology Awards.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Honored by Selling Power Magazine and TrainingIndustry.com</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/richardson-honored-by-selling-power-magazine-and-trainingindustrycom</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/richardson-honored-by-selling-power-magazine-and-trainingindustrycom</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson has been honored by both TrainingIndustry.com and Selling Power Magazine for sales performance improvement excellence. Richardson has been named to Training Industry’s list of Top Twenty Sales Methodology Companies for the third consecutive year and to Selling Power’s list of Top 10 Sales Training Companies. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Sponsors Will Bayley, Paralympian Table Tennis Player</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/richardson-sponsors-will-bayley,-paralympian-table-tennis-player</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/richardson-sponsors-will-bayley,-paralympian-table-tennis-player</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson, a leading sales training and performance improvement consultancy, today announced the sponsorship of UK Paralympian table tennis player, Will Bayley.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Linda Richardson to Provide Keynote Speech at ASTD’s Virtual Sales Coaching Forum</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/linda-richardson-to-provide-keynote-speech-at-astd’s-virtual-sales-coaching-forum</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/linda-richardson-to-provide-keynote-speech-at-astd’s-virtual-sales-coaching-forum</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Linda Richardson, Founder and Executive Chairwoman of Richardson, will be delivering the keynote speech at the American Society of Training and Development, Sales Training Drivers Online Virtual Sales Coaching Forum, being held on April 7-8, 2010.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Named to DiversityBusiness.com's Top 500 Fastest Growing Companies - 2010</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/richardson-named-to-diversitybusinesscoms-top-500-fastest-growing-companies-2010</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/richardson-named-to-diversitybusinesscoms-top-500-fastest-growing-companies-2010</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson named as one of the top businesses in the United States by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading business-to-business Internet portal. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Releases 2010 Sales Challenges Research Report</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/richardson-releases-2010-sales-challenges-research-report</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2010/richardson-releases-2010-sales-challenges-research-report</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">To better understand the primary areas that a sales team should focus on in 2010, Richardson’s Research Group conducted a survey of over 15,000 sales professionals across every major industry segment and a variety of sales roles.  Leveraging this survey data, Richardson developed a report that highlights the most pressing issues facing sales organizations in 2010.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Partners with Training Industry, Inc. to Deliver Webinar Illustrating the Value of Web-based Sales Training</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-partners-with-training-industry,-inc-to-deliver-webinar-illustrating-the-value-of-web-based-sales-training</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-partners-with-training-industry,-inc-to-deliver-webinar-illustrating-the-value-of-web-based-sales-training</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson and Training Industry, Inc. launch a new complimentary webinar, 'Online Sales Training: Changing the Game.' 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson to Deliver Complementary Webinar on How to Create Compelling Sales Presentations</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-to-deliver-complementary-webinar-on-how-to-create-compelling-sales-presentations</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-to-deliver-complementary-webinar-on-how-to-create-compelling-sales-presentations</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson, a leading global sales training and performance improvement firm, will be hosting a complimentary webinar on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 3:00 EST covering the importance of developing Compelling Sales Presentations. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Launches new eLearning for Retail Bankers </title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-launches-new-elearning-for-retail-bankers-</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-launches-new-elearning-for-retail-bankers-</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson launches web-based training to help banking professionals meet customer expectations and provide excellent service. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America for Third Consecutive Year</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-named-to-the-inc-5000-fastest-growing-companies-in-america-for-third-consecutive-year</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-named-to-the-inc-5000-fastest-growing-companies-in-america-for-third-consecutive-year</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardsom, a leading sales training company has been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list for the third consecutive year.  Inc. 5000 is an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Releases New Financial Services Industry Research Report: Sales Trends and Strategic Initiatives</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-releases-new-financial-services-industry-research-report-sales-trends-and-strategic-initiatives</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-releases-new-financial-services-industry-research-report-sales-trends-and-strategic-initiatives</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson, a leading global sales training and performance improvement firm releases a new Financial Services Industry report: Sales Trends and Strategic Initiatives.  This report reviews strategic adjustments to business processes, practices, and skill development in the Financial Services Industry.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Launches RichardsonConnect™ Webinar Series</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-launches-richardsonconnect™-webinar-series</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-launches-richardsonconnect™-webinar-series</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson launches RichardsonConnect webinar series - a series of complimentary online Webinars designed to help sales professionals to better navigate the challenges of today’s complex selling environment.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson and ForceLogix form strategic partnership to optimize sales team effectiveness through measurement, coaching, collaboration, and training</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-and-forcelogix-form-strategic-partnership-to-optimize-sales-team-effectiveness-through-measurement,-coaching,-collaboration,-and-training</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-and-forcelogix-form-strategic-partnership-to-optimize-sales-team-effectiveness-through-measurement,-coaching,-collaboration,-and-training</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson and ForceLogix form a strategic partnership to deliver a powerful platform that integrates the best practices of training millions of managers with an on-demand sales performance management application that integrates with most CRM systems. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Executives Featured on SellingPower TV</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-executives-featured-on-sellingpower-tv</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-executives-featured-on-sellingpower-tv</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson Executives, David DiStefano, President and CEO, and Frank Donny, SVP featured on SellingPower TV. 
 
The videos can be found on http://www.sellingpower.com/video/ 

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Partners with Bank Administration Institute (BAI) to Launch Online Sales Training Solution for the Financial Services Industry</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-partners-with-bank-administration-institute-(bai)-to-launch-online-sales-training-solution-for-the-financial-services-industry</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-partners-with-bank-administration-institute-(bai)-to-launch-online-sales-training-solution-for-the-financial-services-industry</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson (http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and performance improvement firm, today announced a partnership with Bank Administration Institute (BAI), the leading provider of information and intelligence to the financial services industry, to launch a new Sales Performance System. The Sales Performance System is an online training resource designed to help Community Banks and Credit Unions improve the performance of their frontline personnel. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Features New Sales Enablement Technology at Selling Power's Sales 2.0 Conference</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-features-new-sales-enablement-technology-at-selling-powers-sales-20-conference</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-features-new-sales-enablement-technology-at-selling-powers-sales-20-conference</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson features new SalesCallPlanner™, a break-through, technology-enabled planning tool, at Selling Power's Sales 2.0 Conference on May 21, 2009, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, MA.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Releases New Sales 2.0 Sales Call Planning Tool with Real-time Coaching and Training</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-releases-new-sales-20-sales-call-planning-tool-with-real-time-coaching-and-training</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-releases-new-sales-20-sales-call-planning-tool-with-real-time-coaching-and-training</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson (http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and performance improvement firm, today announced at the Selling Power Sales 2.0 Conference the launch of the Richardson SalesCallPlanner™, an online, real-time planning and training solution that integrates with all major Client Relationship Management (CRM) platforms to help maximize every sales call.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Launches New Report on the Growth Challenges and Competitive Pressures in Today's Technology Industry</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-launches-new-report-on-the-growth-challenges-and-competitive-pressures-in-todays-technology-industry</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-launches-new-report-on-the-growth-challenges-and-competitive-pressures-in-todays-technology-industry</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson releases new research report, The Technology Industry: Sales Trends and Strategic Initiatives.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Named 2009 Top Sales Methodology Training Company by The Sales Training Community at TrainingIndustry.com</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-named-2009-top-sales-methodology-training-company-by-the-sales-training-community-at-trainingindustrycom</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-named-2009-top-sales-methodology-training-company-by-the-sales-training-community-at-trainingindustrycom</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson(http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and performance improvement firm, has again been named a 2009 Top Sales Methodology Training Company in the second annual list published by The Sales Training Community at TrainingIndustry.com.  Richardson was also named to this category in the 2008 list.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson's Perfect Selling Wins Top Honors at 2008 Sales Book Awards</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardsons-perfect-selling-wins-top-honors-at-2008-sales-book-awards</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardsons-perfect-selling-wins-top-honors-at-2008-sales-book-awards</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson (http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and performance improvement firm, today announced that Founder Linda Richardson's New York Times best-selling book, Perfect Selling, has been named The 2008 Landslide Sales Book of the Year in The 2008 Sales Book Awards and has also been awarded The 2008 800-CEO-READ Business Award for the Sales category.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Selected 2008 Learning Leader for Vendor Innovation by Bersin &amp; Associates</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-selected-2008-learning-leader-for-vendor-innovation-by-bersin-associates</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2009/richardson-selected-2008-learning-leader-for-vendor-innovation-by-bersin-associates</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson (http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and performance improvement firm, today announced that Richardson QuickSkills™ eLearning was recognized in the area of Vendor Innovation by Bersin & Associates for its The 2008 Learning Leaders® awards program.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Second Edition of Sales Coaching:  Making the Great Leap from Sales Manager to Sales Coach, by New York Times Best Selling Author Linda Richardson</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/second-edition-of-sales-coaching-making-the-great-leap-from-sales-manager-to-sales-coach,-by-new-york-times-best-selling-author-linda-richardson</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/second-edition-of-sales-coaching-making-the-great-leap-from-sales-manager-to-sales-coach,-by-new-york-times-best-selling-author-linda-richardson</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson (http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and consulting firm, today announced the release of the second edition of Sales Coaching:  Making the Great Leap from Sales Manager to Sales Coach (McGraw-Hill; 2 edition; November; $24.95), by Linda Richardson. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Releases New Sales Support Article, Five Keys to Building Client Trust</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-releases-new-sales-support-article,-five-keys-to-building-client-trust</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-releases-new-sales-support-article,-five-keys-to-building-client-trust</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson (http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and consulting firm, today announced the release of a new sales improvement article, Five Keys to Building Client Trust and Questions to Ask Yourself. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson's New York Times Best-Seller, Perfect Selling, Honored with 2008 Editors' Choice Award from SalesPractice.com</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardsons-new-york-times-best-seller,-perfect-selling,-honored-with-2008-editors-choice-award-from-salespracticecom</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardsons-new-york-times-best-seller,-perfect-selling,-honored-with-2008-editors-choice-award-from-salespracticecom</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson announced that Linda Richardson's newest book, Perfect Selling: Open the Door, Close the Deal. (McGraw-Hill; July; $19.95), has won a 2008 Editors' Choice Award from SalesPractice.com.  The Editors' Choice award recognizes the 'best of the best' sales training resources and includes websites, blogs, books, articles, videos, and more.  
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies in America for Second Straight Year</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-named-to-inc-5000-list-of-fastest-growing-companies-in-america-for-second-straight-year</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-named-to-inc-5000-list-of-fastest-growing-companies-in-america-for-second-straight-year</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson has again been named to the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies in America.  After a rapid growth rate of more than 75% over the past three years, Richardson's Inc. 5000 rank climbed to number 3908 in 2008, from 4477 in 2007. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson's New Book Perfect Selling on the BusinessWeek Best Seller List</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardsons-new-book-perfect-selling-on-the-businessweek-best-seller-list</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardsons-new-book-perfect-selling-on-the-businessweek-best-seller-list</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Perfect Selling, written by Founder Linda Richardson, has reached the Best Seller List for BusinessWeek magazine, adding to Perfect Selling's appearance on Best Seller List of The New York Times and USA Today.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson's Perfect Selling Book Listed on New York Times Best Seller List</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardsons-perfect-selling-book-listed-on-new-york-times-best-seller-list</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardsons-perfect-selling-book-listed-on-new-york-times-best-seller-list</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson (http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and consulting firm, today announced that Perfect Selling, written by Founder Linda Richardson, has reached the Best Seller List of the New York Times.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Executive Receives Stevie® Award at the 2008 American Business Awards</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-executive-receives-stevie®-award-at-the-2008-american-business-awards</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-executive-receives-stevie®-award-at-the-2008-american-business-awards</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Jim Brodo, Senior Vice President of Marketing, was named top Marketing Executive at the 2008 American Business Awards. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson's Perfect Selling Book Reaches USA Today Best Seller List</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardsons-perfect-selling-book-reaches-usa-today-best-seller-list</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardsons-perfect-selling-book-reaches-usa-today-best-seller-list</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson (http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and consulting firm, today announced that Perfect Selling, written by Founder Linda Richardson, has reached the Best Seller List for USA Today.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson to Host Series of Interactive Presentations on Selling in a 2.0 World at ASTD Conference</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-to-host-series-of-interactive-presentations-on-selling-in-a-20-world-at-astd-conference</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-to-host-series-of-interactive-presentations-on-selling-in-a-20-world-at-astd-conference</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson is to host a series of complimentary, 30-minute, interactive presentations on Selling in a 2.0 World, on the Expo Floor, at this year's ASTD 2008 International Conference and Exposition, being held June 1-4 in San Diego.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Releases Perfect Selling, a New Sales Skills Improvement Book Written by Linda Richardson</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-releases-perfect-selling,-a-new-sales-skills-improvement-book-written-by-linda-richardson</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-releases-perfect-selling,-a-new-sales-skills-improvement-book-written-by-linda-richardson</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson (http://www.richardson.com)announced the release of Perfect Selling: Open the Door, Close the Deal (McGraw-Hill; July; $19.95), the latest book written by Founder, Linda Richardson.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Andrea Roselli, Richardson's Vice President of Design and Development, Named to 2008 List of Top Young Training Leaders by Training Magazine </title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/andrea-roselli,-richardsons-vice-president-of-design-and-development,-named-to-2008-list-of-top-young-training-leaders-by-training-magazine-</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/andrea-roselli,-richardsons-vice-president-of-design-and-development,-named-to-2008-list-of-top-young-training-leaders-by-training-magazine-</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Andrea Roselli, Vice President of Design and Development for Richardson,  has been named one of Training magazine’s 2008 Top Young Training Leaders.  This new awards program recognizes the outstanding talents, accomplishments, and leadership of training professionals age 40 and under. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Receives Product of the Year Award
Presented by Customer Interaction Solutions® Magazine
</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-receives-product-of-the-year-award
presented-by-customer-interaction-solutions®-magazine
</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-receives-product-of-the-year-award
presented-by-customer-interaction-solutions®-magazine
</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson, a leading sales training company, today announced that their Richardson QuickSkills™: Consultative Telephone Selling online sales training program has received The 2007 Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC®) Customer Interaction Solutions magazine (www.cismag.com), the leading publication covering CRM, call centers, and teleservices since 1982.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Announces the Launch of a New Electronic Audio Book Sales Training Series</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-announces-the-launch-of-a-new-electronic-audio-book-sales-training-series</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-announces-the-launch-of-a-new-electronic-audio-book-sales-training-series</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson has launched new sales training support tool, NanaSalesBooks. NanoSalesBooks are a series of highly-engaging, 15-minute audio podcasts that focus on essential sales topics and can be listened to on most portable audio players, online, or downloaded to a computer. 

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Richardson Recognized by DiversityBusiness.com as one of the Nation’s Top 500 Companies</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-recognized-by-diversitybusinesscom-as-one-of-the-nation’s-top-500-companies</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/richardson/2008/richardson-recognized-by-diversitybusinesscom-as-one-of-the-nation’s-top-500-companies</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Richardson, a leading sales training and consulting firm, has been named to both The Div100 and The Div500 lists by DiversityBusiness.com.  The Div100 is the 8th annual listing of Pennsylvania’s Top 100 Small Businesses and The Div500 is the 8th annual listing of the nation’s Top 500 Small Businesses.  Richardson was ranked #9 and #171, respectively.]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>