On January 1, 2024, the IWW Institute for Knowledge in the Economy will acquire a 50% stake in WIADOK an established digital agency for law firm communication. IWW is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vogel Communications Group (VCG) and operates in the fields of law, business and tax. In future, the WIADOK management team will consist of the current Managing Director Bastian Klasvogt and IWW Managing Director Bernhard Münster.
"With this step, we are further expanding our digital offerings and driving forward the digital transformation of IWW. WIADOK's technology offers us excellent opportunities to integrate our content even better into our customers' workflows," explains IWW Managing Director Bernhard Münster. WIADOK supports its clients from the tax consultancy and auditing sectors in image and brand development and has extensive corporate publishing technologies for client communication in its product portfolio. WIADOK is also developing a client platform including a suitable app with connections to various law firm and company tools.
"With IWW, WIADOK has gained a very experienced and competent content partner," says a delighted Bastian Klasvogt: "We can now concentrate even more on expanding personalized, cross-media client communication and platform development."
"We are continuing to consistently pursue our customer-centric VOGEL 2026 strategy and are adding additional communication solutions to our product and service portfolio in the area of legal, business and tax," explains Matthias Bauer, CEO of VCG: "We still see great growth opportunities in our RWS target groups, especially with WIADOK's technology-driven tools, and want to provide our customers with the best possible support in the digitalization of their day-to-day work.
Photo: The new WIADOK management team: Bastian Klasvogt (left) and Bernhard Münster
Photo credit: Wolfgang Friederich
The IWW Institute is a modern and professional information service provider in the fields of tax, law, economics and fee accounting. For over 40 years, it has been providing practical knowledge for the efficient management of everyday professional life. The aim: to provide the necessary knowledge for professional practice in a time-saving manner. With ever new technical possibilities.
Vogel Communications Group (VCG) is a leading provider of specialist communication and information with 790 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 9 communication agencies and service companies. It is anchored with around 100 specialized media 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.
