The Snap IPO happened (and in a big way), YouTube taps into TV, advertising execs dip into environmentalism with a new coffee brand, a fifth grader has some words for Elon Musk about the ad biz, and Uber is applying for its driving permit. Here are this week’s top stories in advertising and marketing.

Snap Spectacles are now online, Google steps up to fight online harassment, The New York Times to will debut TV spot at the Oscars, tech stands up for the transgender community, BBDO wants you to drink a beer and do New Zealand a favor. Here are this week’s top stories in advertising and marketing.

Ad Council returns with heartwarming Valentine’s Day spot, Twitter warns to put users in time-out, the Verizon deal gets another hiccup, Apple takes on reality TV with new show, and Snickers has a surprise for you on the back of this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Here are this week’s top stories in advertising and … Continue reading Week Ending February 17, 2016

Trump picks a fight with retailer Nordstrom, Ads pull support from Breitbart News, what was the best of the best from Super Bowl 51, Snickers apologizes for live ad gone wrong, and this year’s Super Bowl game had lowest viewership since 2013. Here are this week’s top stories in advertising and marketing.

The 4As launch an initiative to assist working mothers, The New York Times invests millions to cover Trump alone, a creative industry gives a digital standing ovation to Obama, Dentsu names a new CEO, and the Obamas play host in new VR tour of the White House.

Obama already has a job offer before leaving his post as POTUS, Buzzfeed has clever response to Trump’s “garbage” comments, Facebook launches “journalism project,” Marissa Mayer will leave Yahoo, and Instagram stories will now have ads. Here are this week’s top stories in marketing and advertising.

Megyn Kelly jumps ship and heads to NBC, CES takes over Sin City, Amazon joins the athletic wear arms race, Macy’s didn’t have a good holiday season, and with this new law, everybody’s about to move to France. Here are this week’s top stories in marketing and advertising.

Google takes you for a tour of New York’s holiday displays, a new video adds an unexpected twist to high school romance, Google News is addressing that fake news problem, lovers alike can now relive their dating nightmares on a Tinder podcast, and Instagram has some good news about those pesky Instagram followers.

Netflix makes holiday travel less painful, CNN taps Casey Neistat for his millennial following, Amazon enters the header bidding race, OK Go has another amazing video (and a good cause to go with it), and the Salvation Army wants you to give those holiday cards you see on Facebook a second look.