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Sep 17, 2019

 

Bio

 

CJ Johnson is an award-winning creative entrepreneur, speaker and internet personality. First known as the go-to “branding guru” supporting hundreds of startups and Fortune 500 companies worldwide with his impactful creative strategies to cultivating hundreds of thousands of social media followers as an influential millennial voice in the fight against social media depression.

Currently based in Los Angeles and New York, CJ is best known for his work in next-generation marketing that includes: creative strategies, the future of work, diversity and inclusion, and influencer marketing.

He was first introduced to the world of business and marketing early in his career but it soared to new heights during the explosion of the startup movement and as the YouTube generation reshaped the industries of the world. Using his professional creative skills, he broke down racial barriers and became a strong voice in the Silicon Beach movement.

After successful ventures overseeing marketing/publicity for several on-demand mobiles apps and startups, he went on to pursue his entrepreneurial passion by creating the digital agency, Januel+Johnson. After a couple of successful years with the agency, CJ and his partner decided to part ways to pursue their own personal passions.

CJ has helped a total of over 128+ Startups, Entrepreneurs, and Fortune 500 companies worldwide find success with effective growth strategies. He now focuses on his primary mission of supporting and inspiring YOU to chase after YOUR dreams.

 

Resources

 

cjjohnsonjr.com

 

News Roundup

 

Twitter takes down violent tweet from Texas state lawmaker

 

Twitter took down the tweet of a Texas state lawmaker for violating Twitter’s policy against promoting violence. The Republican legislator, Briscoe Cain, wrote that his “AR is ready for you” after presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke tweeted “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15s”. O’Rourke called Cain’s tweet a death threat.

 

Intercept: NRA increased Facebook ad spending after El Paso, Dayton shootings

 

The Intercept reported that the National Rifle Association increased its spending on Facebook ads following last month’s shootings in El Paso and Dayton, in which 32 total people were killed. The Intercept reported that the NRA’s Facebook spending reached a high point of $29,000 on August 18th, with $360,000 spent on ads in the month following the attacks. Compared to just $9,400 during the month prior.

 

Hundreds arrested in global wire scam

 

The DOJ announced the arrest of 281 individuals worldwide who were allegedly co-conspirators in a pervasive wire scam targeting banks and their customers. The Hill reports that the scammers target bank employees with access to financial information, whom they then persuade to transfer funds to a fraudulent account. More than half the arrests were made in Nigeria but law enforcement officials also made arrests in the UK, Turkey, Japan and several other countries. The DOJ conducted the operation—dubbed Operation ReWired—along with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Treasury.

 

Facebook announces efforts to prevent triggering self-harm

 

Facebook announced its efforts to prevent self-harm as part of its participation in World Suicide Prevention Day last Tuesday. The company said it’ll be hiring a health and well-being expert, as well as seek to explore ways to share relevant data with the public that could be used to prevent self harm. Also, Facebook will no longer allow triggering content, such as images of self-harm or cutting.

 

Facebook penalizes Netanyahu’s Facebook page for hate speech

 

Finally, Facebook suspended a chatbot on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Facebook page. The chat bot promised site visitors that Netanyahu would pursue a right wing agenda against quote “Arabs who want to destroy us all”. Facebook suspended the bot for 24 hours and promised to take additional action if they detect any further violations.