How The Only Bean Achieved 10x Returns on Early TikTok Paid Ads

The Only Bean turned months of stalled TikTok efforts into a breakthrough moment that reshaped their entire growth strategy. Head of Digital and Partner Jason Ko explains how TikTok’s creator ecosystem, sampling tools, and early paid opportunities helped the company scale fast. Ko led their shift from manual creator management to a system built on TikTok-native tools and automation, resulting in more than 10,000 affiliate videos and early paid campaigns delivering 10x returns. His approach highlights how TikTok became the most efficient channel for reaching new customers, testing new products, and building viral demand.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Why TikTok’s built-in virality and creator storytelling made it the most cost-efficient channel for The Only BeanHow the brand scaled to 10,000+ affiliate videos using TikTok’s sampling programThe early paid strategy that delivered 10x return on ad spendWhy TikTok is now central to their product launches, flavor drops, and future innovations—This is a TikTok case study and is solely for informational purposes. Past performance does not guarantee or predict future performance. All claims related to brand products including, without limitation, the effectiveness, sales, or quality of such products are brand-reported and not endorsed or verified by TikTok.