Industry heavyweights unite in world first alliance, championing better pay for entertainers

CLIENT: acta®

OUTLET: 9 NEWS

The biggest stars in Australia have thrown their weight behind a new industry alliance to ensure more money goes into the pockets of our entertainers. It aims to cut out middleman agencies, who take up to 50 per cent of their fees. 

DL COMMS client and acta® CEO and founder Harris Meitanis spoke to Channel 9's Eddy Meyer about the new booking platform that will ensure artists and their management team receive 100% of the talent fee. Click the link to find out more.

Australia's Biggest Annual Subaru Event Celebrates 10 Years

CLIENT: SUBINATS

OUTLET: TODAY SHOW

Subinats is Australia’s biggest annual Subaru community event. It’s a people-owned and activated event, run by the Subaru fan clubs of Australia. 

This year's SubiNats celebrated 10 years with over 14 hours of Subaru action at Sydney Motorsport Park. Click the link to watch Today Show weather presenter Nick 'Ducko' Allen-Ducat navigate the track with legendary Australian rally and racing car driver Cody Crocker.

Entertainment industry rallies behind new platform giving 100% of booking fees to talent and their true management

CLIENT: ACTA

OUTLET: THE MUSIC NETWORK, BEAT MAGAZINE & THE MUSIC

Paul Dainty (TEG Dainty), Shaun Levin (Profile Talent Management), and Seb and Adrian Bohm (Bohm Presents) are just a few of Australia's leading entertainment industry figures who have united to launch a world-first booking platform and talent directory that cuts out intermediary agencies that have been gouging talent fees to the tune of 25-50%. Called acta®, the completely transparent platform supported by 90% of talent managers and agents in Australia will see 100% of the fee now going to the talent and their management team.

acta® is set to disrupt the industry by tackling one of the biggest issues facing talent in Australia – fair pay for their work. The platform, founded by Harris Meitanis, has already received massive support – appearing across The Music Network, Beat Magazine and The Music over the last two days. Click the links below to read more.

New talent booking platform raises millions to cut out middle men

CLIENT: ACTA

OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

If you Google how to book singer Casey Donovan for an event, 10 websites will appear claiming to represent her: a swarm of middle-men who the real managers and agents of celebrities aim to eradicate with a new industry-funded booking platform.

DL COMMS client and acta founder, Harris Meitanis, spoke to the Australian Financial Review's Michael Bailey about launching the new booking and directory platform in response to a surging number of intermediary companies standing between the bookers of talent and their true representatives. Click the link to find out more.

"My little girl couldn’t smile or eat for days until I figured out she had agonising ulcers throughout her mouth, then I found a genius solution"

CLIENT: ULCEREZE

OUTLET: DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

A three-year-old girl was left unable to eat or smile for a week and was in extreme pain from an issue millions have experienced. At first mum-of-three Elizabeth didn't know what was wrong and was distraught, then realised her daughter's mouth was red and enflamed with ulcers.

It wasn't until Elizabeth reached out to her mother's group that she was recommended a convenient solution to ease the pain. Both a pharmacist and dentist suggested UlcerEze - a Band-Aid-like patch that reacts with saliva in the mouth and protects the ulcer while it heals.

DL COMMS client and UlcerEze CEO Omar Sukkar spoke to Daily Mail Australia’s Carina Stathis about the innovative Australian-first patch. Click the link to find out more.

Australian-first treatment for painful mouth ulcers

CLIENT: ULCEREZE

OUTLET: 7NEWS

Two Melbourne pharmacists have invented an Australian-first treatment for painful mouth ulcers. They have developed a patch that reacts with saliva to help protect ulcers while they heal. 

The news comes as welcome relief for sufferers looking for an effective treatment after the TGA pulled popular mouth ulcer gels from supermarket shelves last year due to toxicity concerns. 

DL COMMS client and UlcerEze CEO Omar Sukkar spoke to Channel 7's Jackie Quist about the innovation. Click the link to find out more.

Meet the sleep coach training CEOs babies

CLIENT: SLEEPBAKER

OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (PRINT)

Woohoo – it's not everyday you land your client a front page newspaper feature – let alone in the leading business newspaper in Australia!

DL COMMS client and SleepBaker founder Anna Baker spoke to the Australian Financial Review's Work and Careers Reporter Euan Black about her sleep training services and working with Australia's elite. Click the link to find out more.

Meet the sleep coach charging CEOs $1500 a night to train their babies

CLIENT: SLEEPBAKER

OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Australia's go-to baby sleep consultant for business leaders has revealed she can charge up to $1500 for a full night of sleep training or night-relief services.

DL COMMS client and SleepBaker founder Anna Baker spoke to the Australian Financial Review's Work and Careers Reporter Euan Black about her sleep training services and working with Australia's elite. Click the link to find out more.

Souped-up toasties helping bring Chapel Street back

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: 7 NEWS

Chapel Street traders have received a million-dollar funding boost to bring life back to the precinct. The new campaign to attract shoppers and diners is already underway with a mouth-watering $10,000 toastie giveaway.

Chapel Street Precinct Association General Manager Matt Lanigan spoke to Channel 7's Blake Johnson about the revival of the iconic Melbourne strip. Click the link to find out more.

The Aussie innovation halving livestock methane emissions

CLIENT: CLEVERCOW

OUTLET: 10 NEWS FIRST

There are almost as many cattle as there are people in Australia and every time a cow burps it sends 200 grams of potent methane into the atmosphere. A Queensland company has developed world-first drip technology which could cut these greenhouse gas emissions in half.

CleverCow founder and DL COMMS client Mark Peart spoke to Channel 10's Bianca Carbone about the innovation. Click the link to find out more.