Denny’s this week has appointed two new agency partners, naming Finn Partners its public relations and brand communications agency of record (AOR) and Mindshare its U.S. media AOR, in keeping with an organization announcement. Both took effect early this fall, with Finn taking up the role in the beginning of August and Mindshare in the beginning of October.
The diner chain turned 70 this 12 months and the new agencies are intended to assist the brand appeal to new audiences while also maintaining its loyal fan base. The agencies will likely be charged with creative storytelling, photography, video activations and more in an effort to assist raise the brand’s profile.
Finn Partners, a full-service marketing and communications company, is tasked with helping to bolster Denny’s image by supporting brand communications, corporate status, crisis management, diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, executive visibility and more. It will lead Denny’s business out of the agency’s Chicago office. Mindshare, which is a component of GroupM and WPP, will handle media and audience strategy, measurement, planning, investment and analytics. It will conduct business for the brand out of its Atlanta office.
Agency switch-ups aren’t the one change for the diner chain this 12 months. In January, the brand appointed former CEC Entertainment CMO Sherri Landry as its new CMO. The exec succeeds John Dillon, who was promoted from executive vp and CMO of Denny’s to president of the chain in fall 2022.
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