Case Study · PPD&G × Scale AI
The Brain Box
A bold idea. A precise build. A conversation worth starting.
Turning a strategic message into a physical experience: custom presentation packaging and a layered acrylic centerpiece, produced by PPD&G for Scale AI.
Client
Scale AI
Audience
Hospital-system executive
What We Built
Custom presentation box + layered acrylic centerpiece
Result
Executive meeting and an intro to the AI team
The Opportunity
Make it personal. Make it tangible.
Scale AI wanted to earn the attention of a hospital-system executive through an approach connected to the recipient’s professional world. Its account research shaped a distinctive concept: a brain presented within layers of clear acrylic.
The campaign’s message was simple: reliable AI requires a layered approach. The Brain Box translated that idea into an object the recipient could open, examine, and remember.
A personalized exterior sets the tone before the lid is lifted.
The Collaboration
Two teams, one piece.
The Strategy
Scale AI
Account strategy, campaign concept, messaging, and follow-through.
The Build
PPD&G
Production of the physical Brain Box: custom presentation packaging and the dimensional acrylic centerpiece.
The Execution
A message built in layers.
01
The Exterior
A dark, restrained box pairs recipient personalization with a tonal brain graphic.
02
The Reveal
The hinged lid opens to a contrasting composition: clear acrylic, a dark interior, and the red brain at its center.
03
The Centerpiece
Repeated transparent layers add depth and invite a closer look from different angles.
The craft carries the concept.
The contrast between the quiet exterior and the intricate interior gives the unboxing a deliberate rhythm. Packaging, artwork, and presentation read as one cohesive piece.
The Outcome
An open box.
An open door.
Scale AI reported that the outreach led to a meeting with the executive and an introduction to the organization’s AI team.
Meeting secured with the target executive
Introduction to the organization’s AI team
From concept to conversation.
For PPD&G, The Brain Box showcases the power of custom production: bringing an ambitious campaign idea into the physical world with a presentation that makes its details matter.
Outcome source: Scale AI’s public LinkedIn account of the campaign.
Custom packaging. Dimensional experiences.
Build something worth opening.
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