[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 06: Healthy brands and some airline crises

We spoke to Grant Blackbeard, GM of AFI, about Cape Town Fashion Week, Simon Newton-Smith, Virgin Atlantic Airways country manager South Africa, and Gordon Cook, co-founder and school navigator for Vega. Agency focus was on The Firehouse Group, with an update by CEO Sandy Greaves-Campbell.

The news roundup, from Bizcommunity's marketing manager Warren Harding (@WazzaBiz), included the 2011 Loeries shortlists, SABC retrenchments, 10Layer's CMS contract with the Mail & Guardian Online, ISPA working document on defining broadband-related terms and the ASA's Checkers Heydays ruling and its relevance for marketers.

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