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Leo Burnett, Memac Ogilvy and Y&R win big at the 6th Dubai Lynx Awards

Communiquestion

The Communiquestion: Seriously?
We ask the industry: What’s the weirdest request you’ve received from a client?

X-pert Files

The myths of CRM
Jen Faucon, managing director of digital and direct marketing agency MRM Dubai, says CRM is misunderstood in emerging markets
Easy learning
Jennifer Baxavanis, managing partner at BAX Consulting*, explains how and why game-based training systems can achieve great results

Q&A

Doom, then bloom
Kamal Dimachkie, executive regional managing director of Leo Burnett, says now is the time to be more creative than ever
Double take
Pierre Soued, regional CEO of Euro RSCG Middle East and regional managing director of Havas Middle East, and Chris Pinnington, global COO of EURO RSCG Worldwide and Havas Worldwide, say that now is the time to move boldly forward
Brace for the challenge
Alex Saber, chairman of Vivaki MENA, says 2012 will not be easy, pressing the industry on many different fronts
The glass half full
Dani Richa, chairman and CEO MENA, Impact BBDO, says it is high time to move forward
A different perspective
Michael Nederlof, CEO Middle East and North Africa of Aegis Media, says the region has two stories, but we should stick to the positive one
Positive, after all
Elie Khouri, CEO of OMG MENA says that indicators for 2012 are surprisingly good and that digital is poised for record growth
Looking ahead
Ghassan Harfouche, Group CEO of MCN, says the region should do increasingly well on the mid-run, for those who cannot afford to face the current challenges
Balancing acts
Roy Haddad, chairman and CEO of JWT EMEA, says the industry is looking for new equilibriums
Foretold is forewarned
Joseph Ghossoub, chairman and CEO of Menacom, says change is coming. We just don’t know what it’s going to be like
The bare truth
Samir Ayoub, CEO of Mindshare, says it is high time for the industry to face realities, from monitored figures to the potential impact of online on media allocation
Family man
Pierre Choueiri, CEO of the Choueiri Group and Media Man of the Year at the last MENA Cristal Awards, says the future of his company lies with its people