IMC as Theory and as a Poststructural Set of Practices and Discourses: A Continuously Evolving Paradigm Shift

Stephen J. Gould

Journal of Advertising Research, 2004, vol. 44, issue 01, pages 66-70

Abstract: As evidenced in this issue, IMC remains a controversial theoretical concept in terms of generalizing what it is and what it does. However, if IMC is viewed from a different paradigmatic perspective on theory, namely that of poststructuralism, then we might consider it as a set of contingently framed practices and discourses where localized, particular practitioner interpretations are just as important as general theoretic ones. When viewed this way, IMC emerges as a powerful tool that guides practitioners in developing and implementing marketing communications programs even if they apply it in disparate ways according to their own specific understandings and circumstances.

Date: 2004

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