Let me clear that mystery up for you. So many people have been so terribly burned buying NEM over $0.30 that they simply don't do it anymore.
It's interesting reading about the perception that NEM is kind of aimlessly drifting along, despite the numerous headlines posted to the Telegram news channel and the many videos that come out about NEM's various features almost weekly, some of which are official marketing channels. I wonder if what's lacking is something that ties it all together? Possibly redundant messaging?
I definitely see both sides. The marketing is definitely there... and yet, the feeling that it's not there is very real too. And the price seems to be stuck at 25 cents now no matter what Bitcoin does, which is also interesting.