APPROVED 3M AGENCY VENDOR FOR 40 YEARS

MVP’s Work with 3M

A Most Valuable Partnership

Since 1986, MVP has been a trusted partner in bringing 3M’s most ambitious ideas to life. Across multiple divisions, we’ve tackled complex challenges and set new industry benchmarks in marketing excellence as 3M launches new products and shares stories that shape the world. By championing visual brand standards, maintaining consistent messaging, and delivering breakthrough creative, we help 3M partners achieve their goals and bring their vision to life.

Our proven track record with 3M

90

YEARS OF COMBINED 3M EXPERIENCE

5000

3M PROJECTS COMPLETED

22

NATIONAL RETAILERS FEATURE OUR POP DISPLAYS

Our Services

We provide a range of print and digital creative services from product guides to brochures, social media to HTML emails, and 3D renderings to interactive displays. Our dedicated 3M team is well-versed in the brand’s visual and verbal standards across divisions. From reviewing project briefs to delivering final assets, we follow proven processes to ensure consistency and the highest standards for our creative solutions.

Print Literature
Retail Point-Of-Purchase
Promotions
Tradeshow and Exhibits
Presentations
Copywriting
Web Design and Development
Social Media
Photography
ADA and File Production
SCOTCH™ BRAND 100ᵀᴴ ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN

Retail Point-of-Purchase (POP)

Working across multiple retailers including Office Depot, Walmart, The Home Depot, and more, MVP designed and rendered dozens of eye‐catching POP displays for unified branding. MVP applied new 100th Anniversary Guidelines and collaborated with ScotchBrand marketers to create a spectacular celebration of 100 years of innovation.

Project details:

  • Rendered 3D displays and products
  • Edited lifestyle and product photography
  • Delivered final print-ready production using suppliers’ dielines
3M Personal Safety Division Brochure for S.P. Richards

Print Literature

MVP created an 8-page brochure showcasing four product lines for S.P. Richards as a visually engaging yet highly informative guide. The brochure emphasized the key products with imagery and descriptive copy, while including a comprehensive ordering chart of all 30 products.

Project details:

  • Strategized the organization, layout and content flow of the brochure
  • Searched and selected all the lifestyle and product images from HAMR
  • Developed corresponding web banners for a complete campaign
Post-it® Brand + Fandango® Retail Promos

Promotions

To advertise Post-it® Brand’s promotional collaboration with Fandango®,  MVP designed dozens of displays and communications across retail stores, including shelf talkers and sidekicks for Walmart, shelf ads for Kroger and Albertson’s, mini wings for Walgreens and CVS, and more!

Project details:

  • Created the ‘ticket’ graphic that became a fundamental campaign element
  • Kept each asset in the campaign visually and verbally cohesive
  • Quickly delivered designs, 3D renderings, and assets to meet campaign deadlines
Command™ Brand Full-Page Catalog Ad

Advertisement

After designing the Command™ back-to-college (BTC) ad in 2024, MVP refreshed the look while following new guidelines and emphasized different key products.

Project details:

  • Revised copy and paired it with a lifestyle image that highlighted the diversity of products
  • Followed the new Command™ Back to College Asset Toolkit
  • Delivered print-ready files
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY DIVISION MOBILE TRADESHOW

Tradeshow and Exhibit Design

The 3M Traffic Safety (TSSD) team needed a branded semi-trailer to use as a mobile interactive booth and display. Following detailed wrap specs, the family-centered imagery, exterior graphics and messaging emphasize TSSD’s mission to “help bring families home safely.”

Project details:

  • Complied with truck specs and printing requirements
  • Conducted photo sourcing and editing
  • Designed 3D rendering of truck for visualization and reviews

See anything of interest yet? Get in touch with Karlee to discuss more!

Contact information:

Karlee Onstad
3M Account & Project Manager
karlee@mvpdesign.com

3M STERILIZATION MONITORING SOLUTIONS: HEALTHCARE STERILE PROCESSING ASSOCIATION (HSPA) CONFERENCE

Interactive Experiences

The photo booth display features a backwall graphic highlighting gratitude from 3M reps across the country where attendees could pose for a photo and write their thanks on a dry erase photo frame. The realistic 3D renders to print-ready files helped 3M Sterilization Monitoring Solutions make a lasting impression on 1000s of attendees and their colleagues nationwide.

Project details:

  • Ideated an interactive booth display
  • Designed the tower graphics to showcase real-life applications
  • Followed conference’s display specifications
Electrical Markets Medium Voltage Portfolio Customer Deck

Presentation Decks

The MVP team carefully consolidated 121 disordered slides into an organized, curated 47-slide customer presentation. The new Medium Voltage IEEE customer deck represents a collaborative success in strategy, copyediting and design.

Project details:

  • Referenced dozens of Electrical Markets Division projects to craft a cohesive copy outline that adhered to 3M standards and detailed product information
  • Established an intuitive layout that helped guide the sales rep and customers through the deck
  • Managed over 112 assets to create a seamless, engaging deck
Post-it® Brand, Scotch™ Brand and Command™ Brand Landing Pages for W.B. Mason

Web and Digital Design

To better showcase the Post-it®, Scotch™ and Command™ products, MVP redesigned each brand’s landing pages shown on W.B. Mason’s website.

Project details:

  • Designed assets and edited copy to highlight the primary selling points targeting the website users
  • Developed a landing page mock-up for review, approvals and guide implementation
  • Adhered to provided landing page layouts and specifications
3M™ COLD SHRINK TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL CAMPAIGN

Social Media

These LinkedIn carousel and static ads reflect the 3M Electrical Markets Division’s branding and communicate the advantages of the 3M Cold Shrink QT-III Terminations. The LinkedIn campaign aligns with the other 3M Cold Shrink assets.

Project details:

  • Illustrated custom iconography
  • Copyedited content for consistency
  • Maintained consistent look and feel across the campaign
SCOTCH™ BRAND PHOTOSHOOT

Photography

The three-part photoshoot focused on Scotch Brand products used in sustainability, storage, and craft applications. From decorated sets to layouts that can accommodate headlines for website banners and social posts, each shot amplifies the Scotch Brand and embodies the client’s vision board.

Project details:

  • Prepared production schedule to align with the vision board and shot list
  • Decorated sets and sourced props to create a Thanksgiving tabletop scene and kitchen storage environment
  • Constructed the photo layout to accommodate custom headlines for website banners and social posts
POST-IT® NOTES POSITIVITY GIVEAWAY FOR STAPLES

Motion Graphics

Staples harnessed the power of National Positivity Day to mobilize a world of Post-it® Notes fans that turned little squares into expressions of encouragement with custom illustrations and messaging. MVP created a motion graphic for Instagram to promote the giveaway.

Project details:

  • Combined storyboarding, photography, and audio editing to create Instagram reels
  • Drew iconic illustrations by hand to cohesively tell a visual story
  • Wrote unique positive messages and social media posts

→ View our additional 3D motion graphics and video work.

3M ELECTRICAL MARKETS DIVISION COLLECTED FILES

ADA and File Production

To meet your project’s delivery requirements, MVP provides:
ADA-compliant PDFs per WCAG and PDF/UA standards

  • Contact sheets for asset management and file naming
  • Translation documents for multi-language applications
  • Print-ready files following standard or precise specs
  • Working files, including fonts and visual assets

Trend-Setting Websites

See our portfolio of award-winning website development and design for non-3M clients. 

Let’s build something brilliant!

By leveraging deep industry knowledge and a collaborative approach, MVP ensures that every project aligns with 3M’s brand messaging. When you partner with MVP, you’re not just getting a service provider — you’re gaining a strategic ally dedicated to turning bold ideas into tangible impact.

Please contact Karlee today to learn more or discuss your next big idea.

Contact information:
Karlee Onstad
3M Account & Project Manager
karlee@mvpdesign.com

Get your FREE private equity & M&A website redesign checklist
Simplify the website design process with this complimentary guide
Get the checklist