The Business Case for Employee Brand Engagement

Why do some organizations invest in a rebrand or merger – yet still encounter brand inconsistencies, talent churn, or lost revenue? One of the most common culprits: their updated brand never landed with the people expected to bring it to life. To perform at its peak, a brand needs to be lived – not just […]
What Brands Can Learn About Social Media from 2025

In 2025, we saw a lot: early-year TikTok disruption; the rise of AI-generated content; and increasingly sophisticated algorithms that forced both brands and audiences to change behaviors. What’s in store for 2026? While nobody can ever truly predict the future, a few social media trends are clear: audiences are willing to spend time with content […]
How We Made a Color-Contrast Checker in Minutes With AI

With Figma Make, we made a valuable tool in the time it takes to make coffee. Here’s why that matters. When Figma launched Figma Make, its AI-powered prompt-to-app feature that lets you bring ideas to life as high-fidelity prototypes and web apps, we knew we had to get our hands dirty. What we didn’t expect […]
What Every Growth Leader Should Know About Brand Alignment

TL:DR – Take me to the Brand Clarity Assessment Tool S3 McMillan’s Brand Clarity Assessment Tool helps brands determine what is working best – and what to do next. Brands can lose traction as they expand – leading to fragmented messaging, varying interpretations by team members, and inconsistent customer experiences. Yet brand strength directly impacts […]
S3 McMillan Takes Best of Social Media, Best of Newspaper, and Best of TV at NJ Ad Club Awards

The creative agency’s work for luxury cars, sustainable waste solutions, and anti-overflow toilets won big – and garnered OUTFRONT Media’s “Creative Edge” Award. At the 57th Jersey Awards Celebration, hosted by the New Jersey Ad Club on September 17, 2025, S3 McMillan stood out as one of the evening’s most recognized agencies. Judged by a […]
S3 McMillan Named to ADWEEK’s Fastest Growing Agencies List

Clarity-led approach earns full-service creative agency 15th spot on ADWEEK’s Fastest Growing Agencies List S3 McMillan – the fiercely independent creative agency headquartered in Boonton, NJ and Ottawa, ON – has been named to ADWEEK’s Fastest Growing Agencies List. Ranking #15 globally among the most dynamic and successful agencies in the marketing and advertising industry, S3 McMillan works […]
Turn Your Brand Into a Band With the #Brand2Band AI Visualizer

TLDR – Just take me to the Brand2Band Visualizer🤘 You already know your company rocks. Try our AI-powered album cover generator and make it official. Artificial Intelligence is everywhere. And while everyone (including us) is talking about its practical applications – from marketing automation to data analysis – we paused and asked ourselves, “Can’t we […]
What CMOs Can Learn from Sushi Robots Right Now

How technology can make brand experiences more human, from AI to sushi robots. In the hospitality industry, sushi robots – like those from our client Autec – are quietly transforming the guest experience. By handling the repetitive tasks of portioning and rolling, the robots give chefs more time to do what humans do best: hand-finishing, […]
S3 McMillan Named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Ranked at #2128, this marks the creative agency’s first appearance on the list Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today announced that S3 McMillan is No. 2128 on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list. This is the creative agency’s first inclusion on the most prestigious annual ranking […]
S3 McMillan Commits Pro Bono Services to Ugandan Orphanage

Creative agency to support Bwindi Children Empowerment Charity to help expand awareness and drive critical funding S3 McMillan, a woman-owned, full-service creative agency headquartered in Boonton, NJ and Ottawa, ON, has committed pro bono services to Bwindi Children Empowerment Charity (BCEC), a nonprofit organization based in Uganda that provides food, education, healthcare, and shelter to orphaned and […]