Just about everyone is familiar with IMO car washes. Their green-and-blue facade is striking and can now be seen in 14 countries around the world. The IMO Car Wash Group, which is part of ICWG, operates around 900 car washes worldwide, making it the largest car wash company. Founded in Germany in 1965, IMO has more
This post about Greenwashing was published on LinkedIn on October 13, 2020 by Ralf Lueb. The post can be viewed, liked or shared at this link. It’s less than a year since hundreds of thousands went out on the streets across Germany on climate demonstrations. Environmental protection was the key topic for months in public more
It’s not just since the coronavirus pandemic that online retail has become increasingly popular. The fact that bricks-and-mortar retail in its existing form is gradually losing its importance for consumers has been noticeable for quite some time. The switch from bricks-and-mortar to online retails is now forcing companies to rethink their sales strategies and, most more
To set things straight right away: Vishers are not fishers, a vishing call is not a call from a fisher, and vishing definitely has nothing to do with fishing. According to the definition of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the term “vishing” stands for “voice phishing” or “phishing via VoIP” and refers more
This post about cloud telephony was published on LinkedIn on September 28, 2020 by Ralf Lueb. The post can be viewed, liked or shared at this link. In Germany, the use of cloud services is on the rise – and not just since the changes to everyday working life for many people brought about by more
Not only since the Corona pandemic has Gigaset been dealing with the question: “Communication infrastructure – what is really important?” Anne Dickau, SVP Product House at Gigaset, has now published her thoughts on this topic in a guest article in the IT and business magazine Chefbüro. Chefbüro is a trade magazine that addresses entrepreneurs, owners, more
The home office is the burning issue of our times. The coronavirus pandemic seems to have changed the world forever. U.S. tech giants, as well as leading German companies, will give their staff far more freedom in choosing where they work in the future. Only time will tell whether this is an overreaction to the more
“Warning against dubious phone number 0711/92238. A recorded female voice introduces itself as the “Stuttgart Judicial Authority”, claiming that there are collection proceedings against me, but I hung up immediately. Half an hour later, I then got a call from the number: 0711/463216, saying that I had entered a competition and did I still want more
The industry is vital When the subject turns to telephony in the B2B arena, that conjures up the image of a modern office, high-tech call centers, cloud communication or the latest business smartphone. Yet we soon forget that people in hair salons, supermarkets, medical offices or workshops need to communicate and phone. All the scenarios more
The beer gardens are open again, while a bit of life and normalcy are slowly returning to many offices. But might that normality have long been a thing of the past? Will Corona bring about a culture change in companies? We’ve learned to work together in cross-functional teams in the past weeks. Until recently, we more