Melbourne Hospitality Revived

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: TODAY SHOW | THE GUARDIAN | ABC NEWS BREAKFAST

Melbourne’s hospitality industry begins its transition from a long slumber to welcoming customers, but strict density limits may delay the opening of some businesses as they adjust to the new rules.

Roughly half of cafes and restaurants on Melbourne’s famous Chapel Street shopping strip will be able to open their doors on Wednesday, as businesses hurriedly rework their premises to allow outdoor dining.

Chrissie Maus, general manager of the Chapel Street Precinct Association, was “extraordinarily relieved and excited” when premier Daniel Andrews announced hospitality could reopen, but said “it’s an absolute pipe dream to think that the majority of our businesses will just be able to transition to outdoor dining”.

Groundhog Day for Victorian Businesses

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: CHANNEL 7 NEWS MELBOURNE | CHANNEL 9 NEWS MELBOURNE | CHANNEL 10 NEWS MELBOURNE

Chapel Street traders have shared their dismay at the Premier's reluctance to open up Victorian businesses. Daniel Andrews has not kept up his side of the deal, as Victorians are once again let down and not rewarded for meeting targets that would allow restrictions to be eased.

Members of the retail, hospitality and fitness sector have felt the brunt of the Premier's refusal to open up. They shared their thoughts to TV news on Sunday.

Todd's Return

CLIENT: SOCIAL BASE

OUTLET: STUDIO 10

Former NRL bad-boy turned social media entrepreneur Todd Carney is on a mission to save the careers of current footy players across all sporting codes. With his best mate since the age of four Mitchell Micallef, Carney has come up with Social Base - a social media management app that allows for managers to filter content from their clients.

All together the app could stop controversial posts ever costing player contracts and team sponsorships.

Former NRL player Todd Carney is on a mission to help sports stars avoid scandal

CLIENT: SOCIAL BASE

OUTLET: WEEKEND TODAY

ex-NRL player Todd Carney is on a mission to help sports stars avoid scandals. He has teamed up with life-long mate Mitchell Micallef on a new social media management app, Social Base, which allows for social media managers to veto their clients content before it is ever posted.

Todd Carney and Mitchell Micallef join Weekend Today to discuss whether the app is babying grown men, and how it could potentially save teams losing their vital sponsorships.



Former NRL Star Launches New App

CLIENT: SOCIAL BASE

OUTLET: CHANNEL SEVEN NEWS SYDNEY | BRISBANE | MELBOURNE | PERTH | GOLD COAST

One bad social media post can end a footballer’s career and cost them millions – however thanks to an app called SocialBase, these career-killing posts could soon be a thing of the past. t.

One of the app’s defining features gives social media managers power over their clients to approve all content before it is posted. Ex-NRL Player Todd Carney, one of SocialBase’s early investors, was the man who came up with the idea for the feature – following his own social media scandal that caused his $1.7 million contract to be torn up.

Todd Carney’s bid to save NRL players from themselves

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.

Cleaning up the competition

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.

Melbourne business struggle as Victorian lockdown continues

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.

Victorian Government Called Out for Lack of Contract Tracing Software Integration - Why it could keep Melbourne out of lockdown for longer

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.

New COVID app calls on Victorian government to provide clearer contact tracing advice to businesses

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.