case study

How Hello Joyous
Grew LTV for Loyalty Members to 28x More Than Non-Members

Hello Joyous is a clean beauty and wellness brand built on the idea of finding more joy in everyday rituals. Plant-based skincare. Functional wellness teas. Considered, simple, and rooted in the philosophy of skinimalism. When they launched their loyalty program, they wanted one that matched the warmth and intentionality of the brand itself.

Tech Stack
Klaviyo
Shopify
What We Did

Launched Club Joy, a three-tier points-based loyalty program built around ritual, community, and meaningful rewards that mirror Hello Joyous's commitment to joyful, intentional living.

Key Results
28x Higher
Purchase Frequency
28x Higher Purchase Frequency

On average, Club Joy members purchase 28 times more often than non-members, the engine driving exceptional lifetime value.

61% Of Revenue
from Top Tiers
61% Of Revenue from Top Tiers

The top two tiers are just 20% of members but drive over 60% of program revenue.

76% Members
Become Buyers
76% Members Become Buyers

Recent Club Joy members place their first order at rates 
of 75-76%, well above the industry benchmark.

Club Joy was always meant to be more than a points program. It's an extension of the community we've built around Hello Joyous. ethos let us design something that felt like ours from day one. The results have been beyond what we hoped for.

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Walker Jordan  |  Co-Founder, Hello Joyous
Walker Jordan
Co-Founder, Hello Joyous
The Brand
The Brand

Hello Joyous was founded by Joy McCarthy, a nutritionist and wellness author, alongside Walker Jordan. The brand is rooted in a simple idea: the world is a better place when people find more joy in the everyday. Clean, plant-based, and designed to slot into morning and evening rituals without complicating them.

That philosophy shapes everything Hello Joyous does. The product line is intentionally edited. Their language leans warm and personal. Their customers don't shop for trends. They build rituals, return often, and stay.

The Opportunity
Hello Joyous customers don't just buy products. They build rituals. Morning routines, evening unwinds, daily teas. The brand had built deep loyalty organically because their customers had genuinely woven the products into their lives.

That created an unusual challenge for a loyalty program. Most apps in the category are designed for transactional customers. Earn points, redeem discount, repeat. Hello Joyous needed something fundamentally different: a program that lived inside the daily rhythm of its customers, recognized them in moments beyond the cart, and rewarded the consistency that already defined the brand.
The team needed a partner that could deliver:
  • A program that fit the cadence of daily users, not seasonal shoppers
  • Earning rules that recognized engagement, not just spend
  • Tiers that rewarded consistency over time
  • A platform with the flexibility to evolve with the brand
They found all four in ethos.
The Solution: Club Joy
Most loyalty programs are built for transactions. Club Joy was built for routines.


Working with ethos, the Hello Joyous team designed a program that earns points across the moments their customers were already showing up: daily ritual purchases, content engagement, birthdays, social follows, polls, reviews. Three tiers named to honor the journey of the brand itself. Rise, Bloom, Glow. A visual language warm enough to live alongside the products it rewards.
TIER 1
Rise

The entry tier. Where every Club Joy journey begins.

TIER 2
Bloom

Unlocked by engaged members building their ritual.

TIER 3
Glow

The top tier. Members hold 8x more points than entry tier.

Members Drive Disproportionate Value
The 28x frequency stat is the headline, but the LTV story runs deeper. Club Joy's top two tiers are just 20% of members, and they drive over 60% of program revenue. The program isn't just rewarding loyalty. It's identifying the customers who matter most.
REVENUE CONCENTRATION
Top Two Tiers (Members)
 20%
Top Two Tiers (Revenue)
 61%
The program identifies the brand's most valuable customers.
member engagement
Quickly Move Past Entry Tier
 20%
Top Tier Engagement
   8x
Members go deep, not just wide.
In the United States:
Member AOV:
+55%
In Canada:
Member AOV:
+15%
Most New Members Become Buyers
Recent Club Joy members place their first order at rates well above the industry benchmark for loyalty programs. Three out of four new members in late 2025 made a purchase after joining, a sign that the program is attracting customers who are committed to the brand from day one.
Cohort 1
75%
Cohort 2
75%
Cohort 3
76%
Industry Average
14%
Cohort 1
75%
Cohort 2
75%
Cohort 3
76%
Industry Average
14%

Each bar represents a group of members who joined Club Joy in the same month. Percentage shows the share who placed at least one order after joining. Industry average reflects the typical first-purchase conversion rate for new loyalty program members across loyalty platforms outside ethos.

How ethos drove those results
Built for Ritual,
Not Just Points

Hello Joyous customers don't just buy products. They build routines. ethos let the team design Club Joy around that behavior, which is why members purchase 28x more often.

More Ways to Earn,
More Reasons to Return

Purchases, referrals, reviews, Instagram, TikTok, polls, birthdays. ethos turns 20% of members into 60% of program revenue by giving them reasons to engage between orders.

A Program that Feels
Like the Brand

Rise, Bloom, Glow. Warm visuals. Joyful copy. ethos let Hello Joyous build something native to the brand, which is why three out of four new members become buyers.

The Results
Since launching Club Joy with ethos, Hello Joyous has built one of the most effective loyalty programs in clean beauty:
28x higher purchase frequency for members vs non-members
Top two tiers drive over 60% of program revenue with just 20% of members
75-76% of new members place an order after joining
20% of new members quickly move out of the entry tier
Top-tier members engage 8x deeper than the entry tier

Hello Joyous didn't grow LTV by accident. They grew it by building Club Joy on ethos.

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