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Germans heated less last year. But despite this environmentally-conscious behavior their heating costs are still increasing, as ntv.de writes in a recently published post on constantly rising heating costs in Germany. Average heating costs per household rose by 2.4 percent in 2019 – that’s due to the heating oil and natural gas prices, which were more
The coronavirus crisis has led to a surge in digitalization at many German companies almost overnight. That is especially true in the field of communication – including telephony. The use of cloud telephony in business is something new, particularly in Germany. According to IDG’s 2019 Smart Business Communications Study, 49 percent of the total of more
This interview with Raphael Dörr, SVP Corporate Communications & Investor Relations at Gigaset, was published on funkschau.de on September 29, 2020. The interview on the subject of home office and the impact of the pandemic on everyday life at the company was conducted by Diana Künstler. The coronavirus pandemic meant that many companies quickly had more
This article about communication after Corona Virus was published by Raphael Dörr on May 19, 2020 on LinkedIn. It can be viewed, liked and shared at this link. At the latest since Whatsapp, Facebook and the like, we are almost constantly in communication with the outside world – no matter what the distance or time more
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