How RH helped Ka’Ohana hit $50K profit and record revenue, even after tariffs forced them to retire their best-selling product.
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Personalizable Jewelry
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Record growth & $50K profit in 1 month
Emotion-led creative into scaling
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Personalizable Jewelry
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The Background
Founded by Reed Yamaguchi, Ka’Ohana was created to honor Hawaiian heritage through heirloom-quality jewelry rooted in family, culture, and connection. Each piece was designed to be a keepsake, not just another accessory.
The brand built a deeply loyal customer base by staying true to its mission. But as demand grew, revenue plateaued. Internal marketing efforts couldn’t scale paid acquisition profitably, and multiple attempts with freelancers and contractors failed to deliver.
Ka’Ohana came to RH with a clear vision and a growth ceiling they couldn’t crack alone.
THE CHALLENGE
Ka’Ohana had everything in place: premium product, strong mission, and a loyal audience. But none of it translated into sustainable growth.
Their team struggled to find a paid acquisition strategy that worked. Messaging focused too heavily on product features and overlooked the emotional reasons people were buying. Contractors couldn’t solve it either. Campaigns weren’t converting, and spend wasn’t scaling.
Then tariffs landed. Their best-performing product line had to be pulled. With acquisition already under strain, the loss of their hero SKU left the business vulnerable. They needed more than help with ads. They needed a strategy that could carry the brand forward.
That’s when they brought in RH.
What Reed Rated Us As
10 / 10
THE STRATEGY
- Emotion Over Features
We repositioned the brand’s messaging to focus on what truly resonated with their audience: heritage, identity, and family connection. This shift from specs to storytelling led to stronger engagement and better conversion across the board.
- Pivot-Ready Product Strategy
With their top product gone, we helped Ka’Ohana pivot fast. We introduced new bundles, launched high-AOV alternatives, and built a diversified product mix designed for resilience and profitability.
- Full-Funnel Paid Social System
We implemented a structured performance system that mapped emotional angles to each stage of the funnel. Creative testing, refined targeting, and consistent iteration gave us a foundation for scalable, predictable acquisition.
THE RESULTS
Ka’Ohana achieved record-breaking Q4 revenue within the first month of launching the new strategy. This immediate turnaround came despite having to retire their top-selling product due to newly imposed tariffs.
Over the next six months, the brand generated more than $50,000 in profit, which was the highest in its history. Emotional storytelling became the driving force behind campaign performance, consistently outperforming product-focused messaging. Ads that leaned into heritage, identity, and family connection delivered stronger engagement, higher conversion rates, and more efficient spend.
At the same time, we introduced bundling tactics and helped launch higher-ticket alternatives that lifted average order value and offset the revenue loss from their discontinued hero SKU. The new product strategy also gave Ka’Ohana more control over margin and inventory.
Ka’Ohana now has a complete acquisition system in place, backed by tested creative, structured targeting, and a clear framework for scale. They moved from reactive efforts to a repeatable growth engine and have since referred to us as their “favorite people.”
FINAL THOUGHTS
Ka’Ohana had the product, the mission, and the customer base. What they needed was the right system.
With emotional storytelling, product strategy, and a clear path to profit, we helped turn disruption into momentum. They hit record revenue within a month. Profit peaked at $50K by month six. And they did it all without their best-selling product.
Now they’re not just scaling. They’re leading.
Billy Bambao
Billy Bambao is one of our Heads of Performance and Strategist who loves all things creative strategy, AI, and finding blue-ocean positioning that scales.
When you partner with us, you don’t just get someone to ‘watch your ad account’. We’re your strategic marketing arm, your outsourced CMO and your on-the-pulse, eCom growth experts ready to guide you every step of the way
We treat your business as if it were our own, looking at the bigger picture and constantly brainstorming ways to improve, add value and scale your brand profitably. Because when you win, we win. It’s not about getting a certain number of clients for us, it’s about getting the right clients. You know your potential. We help you get there.
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