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How Pilothouse Helped Scale The Rag Company to 101% YoY Growth With Unified Acquisition & CRO

Industry
Car & Automotive
Location
Boise, Idaho
Your Founded
1999

Summary of Results

+101%
Year-over-year growth
3–4x
ROAS on paid media
+31%
year-over-year email revenue growth (2024)
$1M
Revenue month, record-breaking, during the off-season

The Challenge

The Rag Company partnered with Pilothouse to support their next stage of growth by aligning acquisition, retention, and conversion into one cohesive system. The original objective was to expand their email program, activating subscribers from their highly engaged YouTube audience to drive incremental revenue.

As early wins compounded, the scope expanded to include Meta (Paid Social) and CRO, with a focus on scaling efficiently while maintaining performance.

The goal wasn’t isolated channel wins. It was building a durable, full-funnel growth engine.

The Kickoff

The Strategy

Pilothouse implemented an integrated, multichannel growth system designed to improve performance across every major customer touchpoint.

Retention

Built and refined high-performing email flows to maximize customer lifetime value and drive repeat purchases.

Acquisition

Leveraged Meta to acquire new-to-brand customers using a blend of lead generation and retargeting.

CRO

Improved post-click performance with custom, high-converting landing pages and on-site optimizations.

Lifecycle Optimization

Implemented post-purchase and upsell flows to increase revenue per customer.
A key component of conversion strategy included Rebuy integration, strengthening upsell and cross-sell mechanics across the customer journey.

Oct 27 – Dec 31, 2025:
22% of total sales involved Rebuy. What began as an email expansion evolved into a unified system spanning acquisition, retention, and conversion, all operating in sync.

The Results

+101%
year-over-year growth
3–4x
ROAS on paid media
+31%
year-over-year email revenue growth (2024)
$1M
revenue month, record-breaking, during the off-season

BFCM Results

During BFCM, the initial growth target was 30%.

Instead, The Rag Company:

Reached their first-ever $1M revenue month
Achieved 110% year-over-year growth during their off-season

But the real X-factor wasn’t just promotional lift, it was structural leverage. By the time BFCM arrived, acquisition, retention, and CRO were already operating as one coordinated system. Traffic was warmer, lifecycle flows were optimized, upsells were embedded into the purchase journey, and on-site conversion paths were refined. When demand surged, the infrastructure was built to convert it efficiently — not just capture it.

November 2025 vs. November 2024
+53.1%
Increase in revenue
+5.7%
Increase in AOV
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BFCM Performance
+36.63%
Average Order Value
40%
of site search purchases came from fast buyers
81%
Shopify sales increased BFCM 2024

Why It Matters

Hitting a record-breaking $1M revenue month during the off-season underscores the strength of The Rag Company’s brand, product-market fit, and full-funnel execution.

This wasn’t a single-channel lift. It was a system-level improvement — where acquisition, retention, and CRO worked together to drive measurable growth.

With 22% of sales involving Rebuy during peak season, conversion optimization became a meaningful revenue lever — not just a supporting function.

The Outcome

By unifying acquisition, retention, and CRO into one coordinated growth engine, Pilothouse helped The Rag Company:

Consistently acquire new-to-brand customers
Strengthen retention through optimized email flows
Increase AOV and items per order
Scale efficiently with data-driven CRO

The result is a performance-driven growth system built for scale, efficiency, and long-term durability.