The main goal of this research was to define the meaning of integrated marketing communications and to conclude the attaching attitudes and practices. Based on the author's literature researches confidently can be stated that the practice in Hungary and abroad doesn't show a unified picture of IMC either. It is interesting, since one of the main messages IMC is trying to transmit is unity. She tried to expose this dissonant with the help of a qualitative method, the grounded theory. Hungarian communication experts (brand managers, media and ad agencies representatives) were interviewed. An IMC model is erected highlighting the barriers of executing IMC campaigns in Hungary.