TORONTO—Stock photo agency Masterfile has added a royalty-free subscription service to its product line – following its recent acquistion of Norwegian microstock agency Crestock [Masterfile acquires Crestock]. The subscription plan allows clients to download a fixed number of royalty-free images in a set resolution for a flat fee, according to a company press release.

TORONTO—Concrete Design Communications recently designed a "Shop Roncy" poster campaign for Toronto's Roncesvalles neighbourhood, which it has called home for 15 years.

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EDMONTON—Red the Agency has created the Ultimate Roadtrip Contest for OK Tire. The contest, says creative director Ryan Kelly, is designed to mimic a scavenger hunt, with visitors taking photos of items on the website's list and submitting them for a chance to win prizes.

LONDON, U.K.—In its July report, ZenithOptimedia upgraded its forecast for global ad growth this year from 2.2 per cent to 3.5 per cent. This is the third upgrade in a row for the report, following six consecutive downgrades in recent years.

Most of the ad spend increase is expected in North America and Westen Europe, where it was stronger than expected in the first half of the year, according to the report. Canada has rebounded from the recession much more quickly than the U.S. ZenithOptimedia expects ad spend growth here to reach 5.4 per cent this year.