Research revealed a lack of attention in the marketplace being paid to a discerning consumer with a high-end aesthetic valuing living close to nature. Coyuchi’s brand, product architecture, and service were collectively ill-equipped to realize the opportunity; and, therefore in need of a strategy to define a category that was more meaningful than just organic cotton.
Living Close to Nature
Coyuchi has always been on the forefront of sustainability practices. Founded in Point Reyes, California, Coyuchi was a passion project dedicated to handcrafted textiles sourced from sustainable supply chains. The early value proposition was almost exclusively around the intent to bring organic cotton as a raw material to the home bedding market. Unfortunately that was not a defensible proposition, nor did it express the brand’s deeper reason for being.
Our Partnership
Focus
Compass + Nail conducted a deep dive into customer performance via customer behavior data and an immersive qualitative study. The resultant strategy was to evolve the brand beyond its “granola” roots to appeal to a more premium audience of urban professionals seeking non-toxic solutions for their homes, providing an upscale aesthetic, and a worry free material for their home, aligned with their values.
Demonstrated Impact
The evolution of the brand was a comprehensive undertaking that required an overhaul of the brand identity, the business model, distribution, product architecture, service, and organizational capabilities. The result took an unprofitable, sub $10M business and put it on the path to growth and profitability. Coyuchi’s saw 26% growth year over year in the following two years putting it on its goal trajectory.