Jacob Cass - The Power of Content Marketing in the Creative Economy

In this episode, I talk with Jacob Cass, principal of award-winning branding agency Just Creative which boasts an impressive list of clients including Disney, Nike, Redbull, OMEGA, and Nintendo. Jacob hosts a podcast called the Just Branding Podcast and runs an industry-leading blog called Just Creative Blog. He also runs the Inner Triangle Group Coaching Mastermind where he coaches and mentors other creative professionals and helps them fuel their growth and creative mind.The recently named “#1 Branding Coach to Follow” by Yahoo! Finance talks in greater detail about the following:Why he believes there has never been a better time than now to be a designerThe biggest challenges that creative professionals are experiencing nowSeeking the growing number of communities that provide support for creative professionals and avoiding fake gurus that mislead and stunt creative growthHis different coaching program setups and how each caters to a specific phase of a creative professional’s journeyHow he uses the power of asking the right questions to empower his mentees to find their way through their own growth with little guidance from himHis career trajectory and how he decided to add the layer of personal branding and content development to his businessThe evolution of his blog from being a site that he wrote for exclusively to a passive income-generating platform that leverages affiliate marketingHow committing to a 4-hour work day when he traveled the world taught him to form habits that allow him to balance his agency work with his influencer and coaching hustleHow he uses inbound marketing to promote his services and the biggest selling point of his businessWhere and from whom he’s taken influence to build his agency and personal brandWhat he thinks people should watch out for in the design spaceHis personal manifesto that he first read as a kid on a magnet stuck to his fridgeFor more of Jacob’s work, head on over to his channels:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justcreativedesign Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justcreative/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justcreativedesign/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justcreative Website: https://justcreative.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JUSTCreative Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the podcast, head on over to the following links for more of my work and some valuable resources to get you started on your own branding initiatives. Until the next episode!VISIT MY WEBSITE:http://www.philipvandusen.com JOIN THE BRAND•MUSE NEWSLETTER:  http://www.philipvandusen.com/muse JOIN THE BRAND DESIGN MASTERS FACEBOOK GROUP:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/branddesignmasters/SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL:http://www.youtube.com/c/PhilipVanDusen FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER:https://twitter.com/philipvandusen FOLLOW ME ON PINTEREST:https://www.pinterest.com/philipvandusen LIKE MY AGENCY ON FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/verhaalbranddesignBring Your Own Laptop - Adobe Training with Daniel Scotthttps://www.byol.me/philip InVideohttps://bdmpodcast.com/invideoDiscount Code: “PHILIP50”____________________________The Brand Design Masters Podcast is targeted to entrepreneurs, designers, creative professionals and anyone interested in brand strategy, business planning, graphic design, personal branding, trends and marketing.Philip VanDusen is the owner of Verhaal Brand Design, a brand strategy and design agency based in New Jersey. Philip is a highly accomplished creative executive and expert in brand strategy, graphic design, marketing and creative management. Philip provides design, branding, marketing, career and business advice to creative professionals, entrepreneurs and companies on how to build successful brands for themselves and for the clients and customers they serve.