As Chief Executive Officer of Y&R/Wunderman for the Middle East and North Africa, Nassib Boueri has had a lot to deal with in the first half of 2011. Shrinking budgets, unstable conditions and constant evolution have left some of the advertising industry’s cash cows dry. Executive caught up with him to talk about lessons learned and challenges faced during and after the ‘Arab Spring’. What have you learned about the advertising industry since January? The whole region has changed a lot since then. But I am a very strong believer that life goes on. Yes, there is a huge impact on business in these countries. There is a huge impact on consumers as well in terms of spend. But then again, we have learned from lessons in the past that people move past a certain moment and they move on. Yes, it has had a great affect on the economies
