CHAPTER 17 ADVERTISING PROFILE AND ANALYSIS OF PHILIPPINE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY Brian Bantugan The creative world of advertising has always been associated with the by word "out-of-the-box." The more extraordinary and unconventional the advertising material is, the more it will stand out of the media clutter. However, never has that word been so felt by the whole industry at the macro-level until the development of digital technology and the phenomenon of globalization where media forms converge and companies out in the global market. fight it this change, the advertising industry trying redefine With has been to itself. With a new business climate changing now commercial and its communication processes, advertising must find configuration. own Hence, the definition of advertising before the birth of the Internet old situation. dynamics of the present updated to reflect the must be Defining Advertising wrote Background, Isabelo T. (1993 4) in Advertising : Crisostomo : about communication paid is a that "advertising Practice Theory and mass media designed through the institutions ideas and services, goods, accordance with the people in more one or influence and/or inform to edition of fourth in the 5) Jefkins (2000 : Frank advertiser." intent of the Advertising Advertising of Practitioners in of Institute The stated that message selling possible persuasive most as "the advertising defines England possible lowest the at service product or for the prospects right the to cost."