The document discusses the changing marketing environment and the growth of integrated marketing communications (IMC). It notes that consumers now obtain information from many sources and are less passive recipients of messages. It also summarizes key aspects of IMC, including its benefits, components like advertising, direct marketing, sales promotion, and public relations, and the IMC planning process. The goal of IMC is to create synergies across promotional tools and communicate with audiences through various touchpoints in a coordinated way.