Monday Odds and Ends

By Erik Oster 

Barbara Lippert of MediaPost told Today about her favorite ads of 2015, which will not in any way surprise you.

ICF Olson chief revenue officer Andy Peebles has left the org for another job in e-commerce. He will be replaced by Mike Brown, who will hold the chief growth officer title.

-Yahoo shut down 5-year-old digital video platform Yahoo Screen.

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Havas and others tell MediaPost that Amazon will force brands and agencies to rethink advertising. We hope not.

-Minneapolis agency Preston Kelly added WEA Trust of Madison, Wisconsin, to its client roster following a competitive review.

-Adweek explores “How the Self-Driving Car Is Turning Detroit and Silicon Valley Into BFFs.”

Cafédirect appointed Cogent Elliott to handle its UK ad account following a review.

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