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CLIENT: SOCIAL BASE
OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU
He’s rugby league’s most unlikely saviour, but ex-NRL bad boy Todd Carney is out to protect a generation of players from themselves. After his career was cut short by the infamous bubbler photo, the former Dally M winner has become an investor in SocialBase – an app that aims to stop damaging social media posts before they happen.
CLIENT: WHIZZ CLEANING
OUTLET: AUZBIZ TV
Online cleaning marketplace Whizz is bringing tech disruption to the cleaning industry as it gears up for an IPO as early as next year. CEO Anthony Pettiona speaks with AusBiz TV fresh off acquiring local rival Get Jarvis as he looks to expand the platform.
CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION
OUTLET: TICKERTV
Melbourne restrictions continue to hit businesses hard - TickerTV Reporter Jack Nyhof took the streets of the Chapel Street Precinct to interview how its businesses are pivoting to survive the lockdown.
Nyhof spoke with florist Honey Bee & Blossom and Chaser's Nightclub - two businesses on the opposite side of the spectrum with Honey Bee & Blossom only 2 months old and Chaser's an iconic location of Chapel Street. Both are living and breathing the same ethos: Support Local.
CLIENT:COVID TRACER
OUTLET: AUSBIZ TV
COVID Tracer CEO Brian Pham said it was “ludicrous” that the Victorian government had given businesses the option to record customer details on pen and paper or be slugged $280 a month to use its recommended tracing app Salesforce.
“This is not an affordable option for small businesses living through a recession,” he said.
CLIENT:COVID TRACER
OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU
The founder of a new virus tracing app and says the Victorian government has failed to provide clear instructions on contact tracing to businesses before they reopen.
COVIDTracer launched last month and founder Brian Pham said it was already being used by 4000 companies across Australia, including McDonald’s franchises, retailers, law courts and councils.
CLIENT: WHIZZ CLEANING
OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Rich Lister-backed online cleaning marketplace Whizz is readying for an initial public offering early next year, after last week acquiring its local rival, Get Jarvis.
The business, which was founded in late 2014 and is now led by former Drive.com.au CEO Anthony Pettiona, is an end-to-end platform for vetted cleaners, allowing them to find jobs, bid for and accept bookings, document their work and take payments.
CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION
OUTLET: TEN NEWS FIRST MELBOURNE
Restaurants, pubs and cafe owners across Chapel Street are coming up with innovative plans to serve customers outdoors. In collaboration with Stonnington Council, Chapel Street Precinct Association designed parks with social circles taking out the hassle of socially distancing.
Melburnians can now pick up a picnic hamper from a participating Chapel Street venue and head to the park to catch up on some missed out Vitamin D.
CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION
OUTLET: HERALD SUN
Mysterious circles have appeared in parks around Chapel Street. The Chapel Street Retail Precinct and the City of Stonnington have painted up to 50 picnic circles spread throughout the iconic strip.
Many of Chapel Street's famous cafes have begun selling hampers to picnic goers who can venture out in a group of five after Monday's easing of restrictions. General Manger of CSPA, Chrissie Maus, said it was hoped the circles would give the area a boost.
"The main thing is building trust with out community and making sure they know as they came out of their homes and they get some sun, they can enjoy and support our businesses but also feel safe at the same time." Chrissie Maus said.
CLIENT: MONSTER AND BEAR PRODUCTIONS
OUTLET: 3AW AFTERNOONS WITH DEE DEE
A Melbourne video production company has put together a short video documenting the stages of lockdown.
Monster & Bear put a call out for video submission from Melburnians, and was overwhelmed by the responses providing a rare window into how Melburnians are coping with isolation.
“We went into it with the intention of normalising what everyone was feeling, and we didn’t know what that feeling was going to be,” Creative Director of Monster and Bear, Sarah Hickey, told Dee Dee.
“When we started to receive the material we were finding that everyone, to be honest, was starting to go a little bit crazy.”
CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION
OUTLET: HERALD SUN
Chapel Street is looking to lead the city's lockdown recovery as new businesses open as restrictions ease. Australia's largest entertainment, lifestyle and retail precinct has found the silver lining by showcasing the ten new businesses calling Chapel Street home.
Honeybee and Blossom florist owner Kim Laurie opened her new store just a week before stage four restrictions began, but she said she's confident for the months ahead.
