Global digital services marketplace Fiverr and Getty Images have unveiled a partnership that aims to put premium creative services in the hands of small and medium businesses (SMBs), empowering them to produce creative once only thought possible for large enterprises. “For the 460,000 NZ small businesses competing against the marketing budgets of larger, better funded rivals, this partnership spells disruption to the creative services agency model,” says Getty Images NZ sales director Arran Birchenough.

Yahoo New Zealand has unveiled its Native Ad in-feed advertising platform, following a successful beta phase, with more than 70 New Zealand brands already on board.

Auckland creative digital agency Young & Shand has forged a campaign – with a focus on worker wellbeing – to promote this year’s big Auckland design event, Semi-Permanent, now under way in Auckland at the Victory Convention Centre in Freemans Bay.

The London International Awards has extended its entry deadline to Wednesday 15 July 15.

CBD-based content creation company Frontside has netted the full marketing account for the SKYCITY Breakers, and launched a new service, FRONTSIDE InHouse.

Fairfax Media is rolling out a nationwide redesign of its local papers. All 66 of Fairfax’s community newspapers will undergo a facelift of content, layout and design over the next four weeks – with the new-look Manawatu Tribune first off the press today.

Schweppes has launched its new traditionals range, designed to appeal to adults looking for refined packaging, quality ingredients and authentic flavours.

In our M+AD frenzy to chase down all the NZ winners in Cannes, we missed an unusual one: The Auckland & Wellington arms of NZ-founded global PR firm SweeneyVesty were at the centre – with Saatchi Singapore – of an airline campaign that won a Silver Lion in the PR – Brand Voice category (which includes Strategic Storytelling).

Rugby fans purchasing Coca-Cola through to August may find they score more than just an icy cold, Coca-Cola, with the latest MYCOKE promotion offering New Zealanders the chance to attend Rugby World Cup 2015 quarterfinals in Cardiff.