Yesterday's Dubai Lynx debate on the advantages of consolidated regional hubs versus a scattered network of satellite offices did not do much to settle the issue, but it did give a forum for some frank talk about the current state of advertising in the UAE.
One of the highlights were the pleas of Peter Vegas, the creative director of Impact BBDO's Abu Dhabi office, for the industry to please, please, please stop making ads featuring a man in a kandura shaking hands with another guy in suit. Also: no more guys in kanduras staring off into the distance. Seriously.
