An older woman in a vibrant green tracksuit is shown in two poses on a white couch. In the left image, she is sitting upright, looking at the camera with her hand on her chin. In the right image, she is lying on the couch, holding a yellow smartphone and laughing while taking a selfie. A pillow with the text "bless your heart" is visible in both images. A circular graphic in the lower right corner displays "100% FRUSTRATION-FREE INTERNET". The scene is set against a bright lime green background with decorative wallpaper visible behind the couch.

Client: Tachus Fiber Internet

Award: Silver Addy 2024: Integrated Campaigns

100% Frustration-Free Internet

The Challenge

Tachus had already earned a strong reputation for reliable fiber internet, but they needed a bigger, more recognizable brand personality that could separate them from the sea of generic internet providers. 

The goal was to create a campaign that felt unmistakably Tachus while reinforcing their promise of 100% Frustration-Free internet. 

The Insight

Everyone has experienced the frustration of bad internet. 

Buffering, lagging, outages, and terrible customer service had become accepted as “normal” in the category. Tachus wasn’t just selling faster internet. They were selling freedom from the nonsense consumers had learned to tolerate. 

The Approach

Instead of talking like a typical telecom brand, we created Trudy: a bold, unapologetic grandmother with zero patience for bad internet. 

Trudy became the face of the 100% Frustration-Free campaign, delivering attitude, humor, and personality across every touchpoint while embodying the confidence and reliability that set Tachus apart. 

What We Created

A fully integrated campaign spanning video, social media, paid media, OOH, direct mail, POP, loyalty marketing, and digital content, all centered around the larger-than-life personality of Trudy and the 100% Frustration-Free brand platform.

The Impact

The campaign helped transform Trudy into a recognizable brand personality while driving meaningful business growth and engagement across the market.

The work generated over 174,000 new website users, increased engagement time by more than 86%, and contributed to a 123% increase in monthly purchases following launch. Most importantly, Tachus stood out in a category where most competitors still sound exactly the same.

A woman wearing a green tracksuit, headphones, and a headset plays a video game with a controller. In a circular inset to the left, she is seen lounging on a sofa, holding a smartphone. The text "BUILT FOR THE TECH-OBSESSED" is displayed prominently in yellow and black, along with "100% FRUSTRATION-FREE INTERNET".
A woman in a green tracksuit sits on a couch with a thought-provoking expression, with the text "HAVEN'T SWITCHED? BLESS YOUR HEART" displayed prominently.
A woman with large, voluminous brown hair, wearing a green track jacket and stylish sunglasses, adjusts her sunglasses with her right hand while looking towards the camera. She has large hoop earrings and a ring on her right ring finger.
An advertisement for Tachus Fiber Internet features a green background and the headline, "LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE WITH THE BEST INTERNET." A woman wearing a green track suit is laughing with joy while using her laptop. A circular inset shows her laughing while using her cell phone, and a circular badge reads, "100% FRUSTRATION-FREE INTERNET."
A woman in a green tracksuit is reclining on a billboard. The billboard has white text stating 'CRAPPY INTERNET CAN KISS MY TACHUS'.