John Band is a London-raised, Sydney-based strategy consultant, marketing analyst and writer. He has experience ranging from blue chips to start-ups across the media, business information and consulting industries.
He has given presentations to leading industry groups and corporate audiences, and has been interviewed by media sources including the Economist, the BBC, the Financial Times and the Telegraph, usually on retail and consumer marketing.
In his personal capacity, John writes about the interplay between data and politics for Liberal Conspiracy, as well as blogging about more or less everything at Banditry and the now-defunct Sharpener. He also likes strange pieces of technology, good food and wine, and travelling to out-of-the-way places — ideally all combined.
Why minimum alcohol pricing is a terrible idea
This little thing? Oh, it doesn’t matter; here you go
Being for the retirement of Mr Hartnett
In other news, I'm officially Too Old. Baled at 10:45 cos bar got loud, overheated, indoors and standy. The opposites, I like. #
Ah, the 333. Australia's finest bus. An air-conditioned all-seater bendy that goes from the city, via the pubs, to my house. Love it. #
There isn't really much of a difference between DCMA takedowns and any other halfwitted government interference. #
Worth remembering that Twitter was already, totally and shamelessly, engaging in the US government's favourite kind of censorship. #
The difference 10 years makes: http://t.co/xp0lmgto versus http://t.co/WBPD4ak9 #brendanbenson #
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