IHOP® RESTAURANTS SELECTS DROGA5 AS IT PREPARES TO KICK OFF SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

IHOP® RESTAURANTS SELECTS DROGA5 AS IT PREPARES TO KICK OFF SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

After a Competitive Review Process, Droga5 Will Be New Creative Agency of Record for the All-Day Breakfast Champion

GLENDALE, Calif., November 9, 2017 – Today, IHOP® Restaurants announced its selection of Droga5 to be the brand’s new creative agency of record. The independent advertising network, headquartered in New York City, will lead creative strategy and execution for the all-day breakfast leader, including TV and radio initiatives. The agency’s campaign work will hit the market in early 2018, at the start of IHOP Restaurants’ 60^th year, beckoning an exciting new chapter for the iconic brand. The appointment of the new agency follows recent highlights from IHOP on its aggressive growth strategy to provide greater accessibility to the brand through the expansion of the brand’s IHOP N GO (to go) platform and recently announced accelerated development plans to expand the brand’s overall restaurant footprint, including through smaller prototype restaurants and captive locations including airports, travel centers, casinos, and universities.

“At the heart of all our marketing decisions is the goal of building stronger, more engaging relationships with our guests,” stated Brad Haley, Chief Marketing Officer at IHOP. “For almost six decades, IHOP has been known for exceptional hospitality, great food and a great time for families, which has made us the leading Family Dining chain in America. We just needed an equally great advertising agency to tell that remarkable brand story in a compelling, memorable and fun way. With their impressive work and credentials, we could not think of a better agency partner than Droga5 to help us celebrate 60 years of breakfast leadership and to kick off our most exciting year yet.”

Droga5 has won a litany of Cannes Lions awards, and was named AdWeek’s U.S. Agency of the Year in 2016. This year, Droga5 collaborated with The New York Times to launch the highly-recognized “Truth is Hard” campaign, which was awarded two top honors at The Drum’s 2017 Digital Trading Awards, including the Grand Prix and the Best Cross Platform Campaign award.

"People love the cult of IHOP as much as they love pancakes,” said Jonny Bauer, Droga5’s Global Chief Strategy Officer, “and as the lines continue to blur between advertising, marketing and experience, Brad has paved the way for breakthrough ideas to be able to reach every tentacle of their impressive operation."

Droga5 joins a versatile network of agencies currently supporting IHOP marketing, including DeVries Global, MRM/McCann, Blacktop Creative and Initiative.

For more information, please reach out to Sami Newman at [email protected]. Interviews with Brad Haley, Chief Marketing Officer at IHOP, may be made available upon request.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, LLC
For nearly 60 years, IHOP has been a leader, innovator and expert in all things breakfast, any time of day. The chain offers 65 different signature, fresh, made-to-order breakfast options, a wide selection of popular lunch and dinner items as well as meals under 600 calories. IHOP restaurants offer guests an affordable, everyday dining experience with warm and friendly service. Today, there are more than 1,750 IHOP restaurants around the world, including restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam as well as Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Lebanon, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Thailand, India and The Philippines. IHOP restaurants are franchised by affiliates of Glendale, Calif.-based Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN).

ABOUT DROGA5
Droga5 is a creative and strategic advertising agency headquartered in New York, with an office in London. Founded in 2006, Droga5’s clients include Ancestry, Belstaff, Blue Apron, Chase, COVERGIRL, Danone, ESPN, Georgia-Pacific, Google, Heineken, Johnsonville, LVMH, MailChimp, Mattress Firm, Mondelēz International, The Nature’s Bounty Co., The New York Times, Peroni, Pizza Hut, Prudential, Sprint, Tencent, Under Armour, Unilever, and the Y, among others. Droga5 has won Agency of the Year 13 times in the last 11 years and is the only agency to be named to Advertising Age’s A-List over seven consecutive years. For more information, visit droga5.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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