Your say: week beginning September 7
On the reasons for lagging productivity and the marketing of One Nation: an edited selection of your views.
Every day, The Conversation publishes a selection of reader emails in their newsletter. They invite further correspondence and can be reached at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au. On Monday, September 7, a reader named Kym Houghton shared their thoughts on the productivity crisis in Australia. They referenced Alan Kohler's recent commentary on ABC TV News, where Kohler highlighted the poor state of productivity and displayed a graph depicting business investment.
According to Houghton, businesses appeared to be in a kind of capital strike, hesitating to inject new funds into their enterprises that could boost productivity. This observation seemed to have escaped other news sources in her observation.
Another reader, Stewart Stubbs from New South Wales, commented on the strategies employed by advertisers and marketers. He explained that maintaining a brand's presence in consumers' minds can be beneficial for potential sales and influence. Even when products lack substantial value, a well-known brand might sway a consumer's purchasing decision.
Stubbs pointed out that One Nation receives extensive media coverage but appears to lack meaningful political discourse, with their offerings primarily consisting of personal attacks and hyperbolic, extreme comments.
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