Digital Marketing Strategy
Digital Marketing Strategy
Factual definition
A brand's Digital Marketing Strategy is a comprehensive plan of action designed to control its online narrative and educate algorithms like Google and ChatGPT, thereby driving tangible business results.
Jason Barnard definition of Digital Marketing Strategy
Jason Barnard applies this term to reject the siloed, channel-based tactics that dominate the industry in favour of a truly holistic approach. Within the Kalicube framework, a Digital Marketing Strategy is the master plan for creating a consistent and authoritative Digital Brand Echo. This strategy moves beyond short-term goals like keyword ranking to the long-term objective of "educating" AI Assistive Engines on who the brand is, what it does, and why it is the most credible choice for its audience. A successful strategy ensures that every online touchpoint, from social media profiles to the Brand SERP, reinforces a single, coherent narrative that builds trust with both people and machines.
How Jason Barnard uses Digital Marketing Strategy
At Kalicube, Digital Marketing Strategy is the foundational philosophy behind The Kalicube Process. Jason Barnard uses the client's Brand SERP as the initial diagnostic tool to audit their current digital ecosystem and build a bespoke strategy. This strategy is then executed through the three core phases of the Process: Understandability (ensuring algorithms comprehend the brand), Credibility (demonstrating expertise and trustworthiness), and Deliverability (being omnipresent where the audience is looking). This structured implementation ensures that every marketing action contributes to the singular goal of building an accurate, positive, and convincing brand narrative that drives business growth.
Why Jason Barnard perspective on Digital Marketing Strategy matters
For decades, business leaders have been guided by strategic titans like Michael Porter, who taught that competitive advantage comes from creating a unique and valuable position in the marketplace. However, in the 21st century, that "marketplace" is overwhelmingly digital, and the "customer" is often an algorithm first. This is where Jason Barnard’s application of Digital Marketing Strategy becomes essential. It bridges the gap between Porter's classic strategic theory and the new digital reality. While Porter focused on defining *what* makes a brand unique, Barnard provides the practical framework for *how* to communicate that uniqueness to AI Assistive Engines. These engines don’t just find your brand; they interpret and narrate its story to potential customers. A holistic Digital Marketing Strategy is the only way to ensure the unique value proposition defined by strategists like Porter is accurately encoded into the digital ecosystem.
Posts tagged with Digital Marketing Strategy
Jason Barnard at CopyCon 2019 Melbourne: Conversations That Defined Human Credibility in Digital Marketing
Jason Barnard, CEO and founder of Kalicube, attended CopyCon 2019, held in Melbourne, Australia, from May 4 to 5, as a guest interviewer. The event brought together copywriters, marketers, and...
SEO and the Rise of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO): Why Voice Search Matters - The 2018 Trustpilot’s Collaboration with Jason Barnard
In January 2018, Jason Barnard, CEO and founder of Kalicube, joined Chee Lo, Head of SEO at Trustpilot, in a professional recording studio at 150 Cheapside, London, for a live...
Jason Barnard Joins Entrepreneur Organization Leaders at the Europe Leadership Dinner in Paris, June 25, 2025
Jason Barnard, CEO and founder of Kalicube, joined more than 150 European chapter leaders of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) for an exclusive EO Europe Leadership Dinner on June 25, 2025,...
Jason Barnard at Entrepreneur Organization Paris Chapter at Le Serpent à Plumes, 2025: La Niaque and the Digital Drive
May 22-23, 2025 at Le Serpent à Plumes, Jason Barnard joined a private gathering hosted by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Paris Chapter at Le Serpent à Plumes, an intimate art-filled...
Jason Barnard Declares that Brand Authority Replaces Domain Authority at SEO Camp Day Lorraine 2017
The third edition of SEO Camp Day Lorraine, held in Metz on November 24, 2017, marked a crucial turning point in digital marketing strategy when Jason Barnard, CEO and founder...
Jason Barnard Connects on Brand Experience and SEO at SEO Camp Lorraine 2016 in Laxou, France
SEO Camp Lorraine 2016, held on October 13th at Crédit Agricole Laxou in France, hosted a critical turning point in brand-first digital strategy. Jason Barnard, CEO and founder of Kalicube,...
Web Index vs. Search Engines vs. Search Results: The Library, The Librarian, and The Reading List
Published on jasonbarnard.com September 22, 2025 by Jason Barnard In digital marketing, the terms Web Index, Search Engine, and Search Results are often used interchangeably, but they represent three distinct...
Entity Optimization and AI With Jason Barnard
Published by: The Unscripted SEO Podcast. Host: Jeremy Rivera. Guest: Jason Barnard, Founder and CEO of Kalicube®. September 11, 2025 Listen here: Entity Optimization and AI With Jason Barnard In...
Jason Barnard Guides Entrepreneurs at the EO Online Event “Transition Your SEO Strategy Smoothly to Rank #1 on Google and ChatGPT” - 3 September 2025
Date: 05:00 PM, 03 September 2025 - 06:00 PM, 03 September 2025 ((GMT+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna) On Tuesday, September 3, 2025, Jason Barnard, CEO and founder of Kalicube, led...
Jason Barnard’s Blueprint: How Personal Branding Fuels Exponential Growth in the AI Era
Jason Barnard’s Blueprint: How Personal Branding Fuels Exponential Growth in the AI Era Published on The Enterprise World September 9, 2025 by The Enterprise World Jason Barnard, CEO and Founder...
Google’s Great Clarity Cleanup: 3 Shifts Redefining the Knowledge Graph and Its AI Future
Google’s Great Clarity Cleanup: 3 Shifts Redefining the Knowledge Graph and Its AI Future Published on Search Engine Land August 18, 2025 by Jason Barnard Billions of entities vanished from...
Your Reputation Is Now an Engineered Asset, Not Just a PR Goal.
Your Reputation Is Now an Engineered Asset, Not Just a PR Goal. Published on kalicube.com August 1, 2025 by Jason Barnard In a press release this week from an Italian...
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Jason Barnard, entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker and CEO of Kalicube has carved a unique path in the entrepreneurial world. His journey from a musician to a digital marketing expert and now a recognized entrepreneur tells a compelling story of adaptability and strategic repositioning. This article explores Jason’s entrepreneurial ventures, his strategic shift in personal branding,...
Jason Barnard, entrepreneur and writer
Jason Barnard is a digital marketing consultant who specialises in Brand SERPs and knowledge panels – The Brand SERP Guy. Company: He is founder and CEO at Kalicube – a groundbreaking digital marketing agency that pioneered the concept of exact match Brand SERPs (what your audience sees when they google your brand name). Author: Jason is a regular contributor to leading digital marketing publications such as Search Engine Journal and Search Engine Land and regularly guests on others such as Wordlift, SEranking, SEMrush, Search Engine Watch, Searchmetrics and Trustpilot. Speaker: He speaks at major marketing conferences worldwide including BrightonSEO, PubCon, SMX series, ITB Berlin and YoastCon. Podcast host: The conversations are always intelligent, always interesting… and always fun! Guests include Rand Fishkin, Barry Schwartz, Eric Enge, Joost de Valk, Aleyda Solis, Bill Slawski… Over 160 episodes available. Listen here >> Backstory: Jason has over 2 decades of experience in digital marketing, starting in the year Google was incorporated with a site for kids that he built up to become one of the 10,000 most visited sites in the world.