"If the images don't inspire you to think differently, there probably isn't much that will."—Dynamic Graphics

Twenty years ago an advertiser could reach eighty percent of the American population with just three television commercials. Today it takes 150. Advertising is suffering because of the lack of innovation within the traditional advertising formats and the power that media fragmentation and technology give to consumers to tune out the noise.

The new buzzwords are guerrilla, stealth, ambush, buzz, viral, grassroots, wildfire, and ambient, and Tom Himpe is the first to harness them into an integrated communications approach. There is no longer one route to grab consumer attention, and Advertising is Dead is the only complete survey of this global shift. 435 color illustrations....

The days when branders could consult a stayed formula again and again to reach their consumer are over. In the digital communications age branders reluctant to embrace this new cultural landscape run the risk of becoming obsolete overnight. Big companies no longer dominate the public's consciousness by default; conversely small companies who think big now have the opportunity to be key players. Tom Himpe presents 18 new mantras for advertising communications and business in general to both overcome new obstacles and exploit new opportunities. His mantras are brought to life with 150 exemplary campaigns from companies big and small all across the world....