Interview: Michael Ehlmaier
T hree decades ago, today's EHL took off very modest- ly in its first office in Vienna's first district. First two, then three employees, a secretary and Michael Mitterdor- fer as the founding managing director. That was about it - nothing more, nothing less. Since then, it has developed into the country's leading real-estate service provider; EHL is highly respected in the industry. How do you manage to develop a company in such a way that every customer is looked after as a real VIP? A company in which quality needs no specific mentioning because it is simply self-evident? Michael Ehlmaier, the executive partner and EHL mastermind on insights and prospects.
Music is Michael Ehlmaier's great passion.
What are his pillars of success?
Ehlmaier: First and foremost, they are the values that we as a team live by every day in our dealings with our clients and employees, especially trustworthiness, commitment, fairness and reliability. These values are very highly esteemed and appreciated by our custom- ers. Furthermore, we invest a lot in the optimal training and further education of our employees as well as in our brand identity and our marketing, so that the high level of expertise in our company not only remains se- cure, but also becomes visible.
value in the real estate industry. Is this the secret of success?
Ehlmaier: In fact, I consider professional marketing as very important. The main aim is to further increase and consolidate our high level of awareness and rec-
EHL is firmly rooted in its target groups and is regularly attested to have the highest brand
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