Is all publicity good publicity?

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The phrase “all publicity is good publicity” is often linked to the 19th-century showman P.T. Barnum, who believed that even negative attention could ultimately boost visibility and financial success. This sentiment is mirrored in Oscar Wilde’s famous words, “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” The expression gained popularity in the early 20th century, with a notable mention in a 1915 issue of The Atlanta Constitution, stating, “All publicity is good if it is…

What government thinks of ‘company profits’

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Daymark recently subscribed to GovConnex, a platform that enables us to monitor and research government activity on issues of relevance to our clients. So, with another company results and AGM season behind us, we thought it interesting to see what politicians think, say, and do when it comes to ‘company profits’. Using GovConnex we searched ‘company profits’ and found: Trends over time – Between 2010-2017, the term ‘company profits’ was rarely mentioned but from 2017 onwards it’s regularly mentioned in…

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Power, politics and social media

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How do the 10 most powerful people in Australia in 2019 use social media? The 2019 AFR Magazine’s Power Issue published on 4 October lists the top 10 most powerful people in the country – six politicians, two regulators, the Chair of the ABC and a tech leader/social activist. Interestingly six of the ten were new to the list this year with Bill Shorten, Kenneth Hayne, Mathias Cormann, Sally McManus, Chris Bowen and Tony Abbott bowing out for Gladys Berejiklian,…