Corporate Communication and Integrated Marketing Communication: Audience Beyond Stakeholders in a Technological Age(Integrated Marketing Communication)

In this book, Christina L. McDowell Marinchak and Sarah M. DeIuliis explore ways to unite corporate communication and integrated marketing communication (IMC ) by better understanding the human communication relationships people have with companies and brands in a technological age. Specifically, the authors analyze the historical development of corporate communication and IMC, the importance of rhetorically engaging audiences ethically, and the relationship between organizational culture and corporate communication and IMC practices. Drawing on a wide array of popular culture and industry examples, McDowell Marinchak and DeIuliis provide a practical approach and argument for bringing together corporate communication and IMC to better understand audience in business practices. In an age where the connection between consumption and identity are further compounded by communication technologies, this approach offers an ethical and pragmatic way to reach audiences beyond stakeholders. Scholars of communication, public relations, and business will find this book of particular interest.

About the Author :
Christina L. McDowell Marinchak is senior lecturer of marketing and management communication at Cornell University in the Nolan School of Hotel Administration at the SC Johnson College of Business. Sarah M. DeIuliis is assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Duquesne University.

Review :
In this volume, McDowell Marinchak and Deluliis emphasize the relationship between the corporate and marketing dimensions of contemporary business communication. Engaging audiences beyond traditional stakeholders is central to the authors’ assertion. The authors recognize the growing number of people impacted by marketers’ messages and the need for marketers to take bolder approaches to their communications. They include a constructive hermeneutic approach along with case studies to provide a practical understanding of integrated marketing communication (IMC). The authors stress the importance of a cohesive, synchronized approach to communication that enhances brand resonance and fosters stakeholder engagement in an increasingly technological environment. The concise presentation of both of theoretical and case-based ideas makes this work stand out from the rest. Recommended. Advanced undergraduates and graduate students. “This study integrates the histories, literatures, and practices around corporate communication and integrated marketing communication to demonstrate the significance and implications of their integral capacities. Acknowledging the technological web that has come to shape and define the communicative landscape, this project advocates for the unification of these two strategic communication practices and by doing so, opens new communicative possibilities grounded in communication ethics. Beyond current audiences, approaches, and applications, the authors amplify constructive, effective, and fitting communication practices that shepherd us forward into a new and complex future.” Corporate Communication and Integrated Marketing Communication is an exceptional resource for scholars, practitioners, and students. The authors provide expert discussion on the complexities of human communication as it relates to corporate culture, brand identity, and audience awareness. Technology enables a consumer-centric culture, connecting the brand and consumers through dialogue and engagement. The book offers a wide array of case study examples that illustrate the intertwined nature of corporate communication and integrated marketing communication. This book is highly regarded among scholars in the field as it was nominated for the National Communication Association Public Relations Division’s Top Book Award in 2023.