DéVon Christopher Johnson is a media entrepreneur and a marketing expert with over 11 years of experience in creating and leading diverse and inclusive multimedia platforms. He is the co-founder of Black Owned Media Equity & Sustainability Institute (BOMESI), a non-profit organization that supports and empowers Black-owned media outlets to thrive and grow. He is also the founder and CEO of BleuLife Media Group, a full-scale media company that speaks to the modern and aspirational multicultural male audience through print, digital, podcasts, events, and influencers.

Here’s the tweet version of our conversation:

• The Future is Diverse 
• Black owned media is quality media 
• BOMESI's mission to elevate and educate 
• Donate finanically and volunteer your expertise
• DéVon's wisdom 

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Timestamp:

00:00:15 - Shoutout to Beeler.Tech for putting the Navigator 

00:01:45 - Meet DéVon Christopher Johnson 

00:02:00 - BLEU LIFE and Its Mission

00:02:15 - Why Was Bombshell By Bleu Created and Its Mission

00:03:10 - the Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute - BOMESI

00:05:45 - The Buyer and Seller Relationship: Trust, Creativity, Expertise

00:06:22 - The Bleu Life Magazine Brand Is Currency and Quality, Reaching Black Men

00:08:45 -  The History of Black Bodies Has Always Been Exploited As A Marketing Tool 

00:11:20 - What Would DéVon Do? A LinkedIN Tale of Racism at an Ad Agency

00:16:38 - Lead With Compassion and Be the Ally By Actively Listening 

00:19:30 - BOMESI Is Solution Driven

00:22:05 - Check out the BOMESI  Accelerator  Powered by GM

00:24:05 -  The Difference Between Programmatic Selling vs. Buying 

00:27:55 - How Do Buyers Know Minority Owned Media 

00:30:01 - “We Don’t Have A Diversity / DEI Budget”  

00:33:35 - Giving Tuesday Effort - Support HERE 

 

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Guest Information:

• DéVon Christopher Johnson 

• Email | LinkedIn | Instagram

• Bleu Life Magazine 

• Website | Instagram | Subscribe 

• Bombshell By Bleu

•  Website | Instagram |  Newsletter 

• BOMESI

• LinkedIN | Website | Instagram | BOMESI  Accelerator  Powered by GM

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• Hélène Parker - Chief Programmatic Coach

  • Website | LinkedIn | The Reach and Frequency™️ Course

• Programmatic Digest

  •  Youtube | LinkedIn | Instagram

• Manuela Cortes - Co-Host of Programmatic Digest In Espanol 

  • LinkedIN 

 

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