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Case file No. 005

Harbor Lane Coffee

Harbor Lane Coffee

Harbor Lane Coffee

Harbor Lane Coffee

Harbor Lane Coffee

Harbor Lane Coffee

Harbor Lane Coffee

A subscription launch for a roaster, with packaging, film and a landing page made together.

A subscription launch for a roaster, with packaging, film and a landing page made together.

A subscription launch for a roaster, with packaging, film and a landing page made together.

+64% repeat orders in six months

Harbor Lane coffee website with the headline Coffee, roasted this week

Client

Harbor Lane Coffee

Harbor Lane Coffee

Harbor Lane Coffee

Services

Creative, Paid media

Creative, Paid media

Creative, Paid media

Timeline

6 months

6 months

6 months

Year

2026

2026

2026

The case / No. 005

01 · The turning point

Great coffee.

Great coffee.

Great coffee.

Great coffee.

One-off orders.

One-off orders.

One-off orders.

One-off orders.

Great coffee.

One-off orders.

Great coffee.

One-off orders.

Great coffee.

One-off orders.

Harbor Lane sold good coffee to people who rarely came back for a second bag.

Harbor Lane sold good coffee to people who rarely came back for a second bag.

Harbor Lane sold good coffee to people who rarely came back for a second bag.

Harbor Lane sold good coffee to people who rarely came back for a second bag.

Most customers bought once, during a promotion. There was no subscription, and the packaging gave no reason to reorder.

The challenge

Turn first orders into a habit worth keeping.

Harbor Lane sold good coffee to people who rarely came back for a second bag.

Most customers bought once, during a promotion. There was no subscription, and the packaging gave no reason to reorder.

The challenge

Turn first orders into a habit worth keeping.

02 / Creative thinking

The strategic pivot

We changed the
question.

We changed the
question.

We changed the
question.

We changed the
question.

We changed the
question.

We changed the
question.

Explore the thinking that took us from a product pitch to a brand people could feel.

Harbor Lane Coffee / Campaign concept

EVERY MORNING.

Fresh beans, on your schedule.

Approved direction ↗

Sell the ritual. Not the bag.

We built the launch around the daily cup, with packaging, a short film and a landing page made to start a subscription.

Creative note / 02

“People do not reorder coffee. They keep a habit.”

Harbor Lane Coffee / Campaign concept

EVERY MORNING.

Fresh beans, on your schedule.

Approved direction ↗

Sell the ritual. Not the bag.

We built the launch around the daily cup, with packaging, a short film and a landing page made to start a subscription.

Creative note / 02

“People do not reorder coffee. They keep a habit.”

Harbor Lane Coffee / Campaign concept

EVERY MORNING.

Fresh beans, on your schedule.

Approved direction ↗

Sell the ritual. Not the bag.

We built the launch around the daily cup, with packaging, a short film and a landing page made to start a subscription.

Creative note / 02

“People do not reorder coffee. They keep a habit.”

Harbor Lane Coffee / Campaign concept

EVERY MORNING.

Fresh beans, on your schedule.

Approved direction ↗

Sell the ritual. Not the bag.

We built the launch around the daily cup, with packaging, a short film and a landing page made to start a subscription.

Creative note / 02

“People do not reorder coffee. They keep a habit.”

Harbor Lane Coffee / Campaign concept

EVERY MORNING.

Fresh beans, on your schedule.

Approved direction ↗

Sell the ritual. Not the bag.

We built the launch around the daily cup, with packaging, a short film and a landing page made to start a subscription.

Creative note / 02

“People do not reorder coffee. They keep a habit.”

03 / The execution

From idea to impact

One direction.
Three moves.

One direction.
Three moves.

One direction.
Three moves.

One direction.
Three moves.

One direction.
Three moves.

One direction.
Three moves.

One direction.
Three moves.

We made the new positioning work across the story, the creative and the media plan.

01 / Find the signal

250

250

250

250

Repeat orders / month

Find who comes back.

Three weeks studying who reordered, how often, and what made them stop.

01 / Find the signal

250

Repeat orders / month

Find who comes back.

Three weeks studying who reordered, how often, and what made them stop.

02 / Make the story

EVERY MORNING.

EVERY MORNING.

EVERY MORNING.

EVERY MORNING.

Subscription launch

Make the habit easy.

Packaging, a short film and one landing page, tested with past customers before launch.

02 / Make the story

EVERY MORNING.

Subscription launch

Make the habit easy.

Packaging, a short film and one landing page, tested with past customers before launch.

03 / Follow the evidence

Illustrative upward trend

Monthly churn reviews

Keep people subscribed.

Track each month's cancellations and fix the reasons before they spread.

03 / Follow the evidence

Illustrative upward trend

Monthly churn reviews

Keep people subscribed.

Track each month's cancellations and fix the reasons before they spread.

04 / The outcome

6 months later

The figure that changed

More of the
right people.

More of the
right people.

More of the
right people.

More of the
right people.

The figure that changed

More of the
right people.

The figure that changed

More of the
right people.

+64

+64

+64

+64

%

%

%

%

repeat orders in six months

+64

%

repeat orders in six months

+64

%

repeat orders in six months

+64

%

repeat orders in six months

Before

250

After

410

Repeat orders per month

Also improved

+22%

average order value

Less waste / more signal

The subscription gave us steady months instead of busy weekends.

The subscription gave us steady months instead of busy weekends.

The subscription gave us steady months instead of busy weekends.

The subscription gave us steady months instead of busy weekends.

Lena Ortiz

/ Co-founder, Harbor Lane Coffee

The subscription gave us steady months instead of busy weekends.

Lena Ortiz

/ Co-founder, Harbor Lane Coffee

The subscription gave us steady months instead of busy weekends.

Lena Ortiz

/ Co-founder, Harbor Lane Coffee

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