The Berlin-based communications agency schoesslers is continuing its expansion course. At the beginning of February, it will open its fourth branch in Cologne under the management of Elisa Randelzhofer, in addition to its offices in Berlin, Hamburg and Würzburg. This means that the Vogel Communications Group (VCG) now has a total of nine locations in German-speaking countries.
The communications experts at schoesslers are continuing to grow. In 2022, the agency opened a new office in Hamburg, and a team from Würzburg started in 2021. The topics of MarTech, e-health, mobility and artificial intelligence achieved major growth spurts at all locations.
Now schoesslers is launching at its new location in Cologne. "The location in NRW is particularly attractive for schoesslers because of the high density of economically strong companies and up-and-coming start-ups as well as the immediate proximity to the publishing houses based in the Rhineland with top-class journalists and networking events such as the digital trade fair dmexco," says Julia Schössler, Managing Partner of the agency. Elisa Randelzhofer is in charge of setting up the new Cologne office. She brings more than ten years of communications experience with her.
The agency would like to expand to other locations, is exploring new business models and is also considering mergers and acquisitions. schoesslers has been part of VCG for seven years. "For our clients, our growing agency portfolio combined with our leading specialist media brands opens up a comprehensive range of communication solutions. In this context, schoesslers represents our expertise in the field of public relations. In recent years, we have already been able to inspire numerous Vogel clients with the services of schoesslers," says Matthias Bauer, CEO of VCG: "Thanks to our total of 9 locations, we are always close to our clients and can be present in the entire DACH region at the same time."
Photo: Elisa Randelshofer, Director Communications Department Cologne
Photo credit: schoesslers
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The communications agency schoesslers was founded in 2011 by Prof. Dr. Julia Schössler. The more than 60-strong team supports national and international clients from the digital economy in the fields of technology, media and advertising. schoesslers has three other locations in addition to its headquarters in Berlin: Hamburg, Cologne and Würzburg. The agency has been part of the Vogel Communica-tions Group since 2016. schoesslers was recently honored with the European Excellence Award in the "Brand Relationship" category, received the PR Report Award in the "Reputation and Brand" category and was the only PR agency to win gold in the Comprix Award for outstanding healthcare communication in 2022. In the 2019 employer ranking, schoesslers was selected by PR Report as one of the top 3 PR agencies and is one of the top employers in the SME sector in 2019, recognized by Focus Business. Clients include Yahoo, RMS, Freshworks, i2x, esome and Groupon.
Vogel Communications Group (VCG) is a leading provider of specialist communication and information with 700 employees and a turnover of around 100 million euros. The Group is represented at 9 locations in German-speaking countries and also internationally with a focus on China. VCG offers a group-owned agency network consisting of 8 communication agencies and service companies. With around 100 specialist media, it is anchored in the 5 economic fields of automotive, industry, information technology, law/economics/taxes and B2B communication/marketing. VCG offers 250+ services, 100+ digital platforms and communities as well as 300+ business events per year for professional and successful corporate communications.
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