Digital Strategy

Digital Strategy

Description
A Digital Strategy is the overarching plan for how a brand will use its online presence and digital channels to achieve its business objectives.
The Digital Strategy definition
At Kalicube, Jason Barnard has evolved the concept of Digital Strategy beyond a simple collection of channel-based tactics. It represents a unified, brand-first master plan for controlling a brand’s narrative across its entire Digital Ecosystem—the collection of all online touchpoints related to a brand. This holistic approach ensures every piece of content, from a social media post to a customer review, works in concert to build a coherent and positive Digital Brand Echo, the cumulative "ripple effect" of its online presence. This is vital because AI Assistive Engines like ChatGPT, Google AI, and Bing Copilot assess this entire echo to form their understanding, which dictates how they represent the brand to potential customers. A fragmented strategy leads to a confusing echo, undermining trust with both audiences and algorithms.
How Jason Barnard uses Digital Strategy definition
Jason Barnard uses Digital Strategy as the foundational blueprint for executing The Kalicube Process, Kalicube's proprietary methodology for implementing a holistic, brand-first digital marketing strategy with AIEO baked in. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, we design a bespoke Digital Strategy for each client based on a deep analysis of their Brand SERP, their competitors, and over a decade of proprietary data. This strategy is structured into three phases: Understandability (ensuring algorithms understand the facts), Credibility (proving expertise and trustworthiness), and Deliverability (being omnipresent where the audience is). By systematically executing this strategy, we shape our client's narrative, control how they are perceived online, and directly drive the acquisition funnel.
Why Digital Strategy matters to digital marketers
Traditional marketing, heavily influenced by the AIDA funnel (Awareness, Interest, Desire, Action), has historically led to siloed digital strategies. The content team creates blog posts for "Awareness," the email team nurtures "Interest," and the sales page aims for "Action." While effective in a linear, website-centric world, this approach is fundamentally broken in the era of AI Assistive Engines. As Jason Barnard of Kalicube demonstrates, these new engines act as conversational guides, collapsing the funnel by presenting brands as direct solutions at any stage of the user's journey. A user can go from awareness to decision in a single interaction with Google AI Overviews or Bing Copilot. Therefore, a modern Digital Strategy cannot be a series of disconnected tactics. It must be a single, coherent narrative that educates the AI on who you are (Understandability), why you are the best choice (Credibility), and how you solve the user's problem (Deliverability). This integrated approach, central to The Kalicube Process, ensures that no matter where an AI intersects with your brand's story, it delivers a consistent, compelling message that effectively drives the acquisition funnel.
Posts tagged with Digital Strategy

The 12 Concrete Results of Implementing The Kalicube Process

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May 5, 2025 Jason Barnard

how does the kalicube process work?

The Kalicube Process™ works through 3 steps that optimize your brand across your digital ecosystem.  1. audit and clean your complete digital footprint the first step is auditing your digital...

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May 5, 2025 Jason Barnard

what are the kpis for the kalicube process?

the kpi for The Kalicube Process™ is a brand serp you own. your brand dominates every result on the page and tells the story you want to tell. the in-search...

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May 5, 2025 Jason Barnard

The Kalicube Process Gives You SEO Results

What is The Kalicube Process™? The Kalicube Process™ is a set of steps designed by Kalicube Pro™ to educate search engines about a business’s Brand. It is a strategy that...

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May 5, 2025 Jason Barnard

The Whole Page Algorithm in SEO: What You Need to Know

In this article you will learn what Google’s Whole Page Algorithm is, why it is important, how it works, why intent is key and and how you can incorporate it...

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May 5, 2025 Jason Barnard

Topical Authority in SEO: What You Need To Know

What Is Topical Authority in SEO? Topical authority in Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) refers to a demonstrated level of expertise and knowledge in a particular field or topic. It is...

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Knowledge Panels: The Benefits You Need To Know

What are the benefits of a Knowledge Panel? A Google Knowledge Panel is a search results feature that provides a concise summary of information about an Entity such as a...

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May 5, 2025 Jason Barnard

Why Invest in Brand Search?

Investing in brand search is essential because it enhances brand perception, increases visibility, and improves overall online presence. It plays a significant role in how potential and existing clients perceive...

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May 5, 2025 Jason Barnard

SERP in Digital Marketing: What You Need to Know

In this article you will learn how to turn Google’s Search Engine Results Page to your advantage when devising your digital marketing strategy. What is SERP in Digital Marketing? SERP...

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May 5, 2025 Jason Barnard

How to Build a Future-Proof Digital Search Strategy

The future of online search and indeed digital marketing is unknown. In a few short years we have gone from search engines to answer engine and assistive engines. Today with...

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Knowledge Panel in Google: Pricing

How Much Does a Google Knowledge Panel Cost? A Knowledge Panel on Google is absolutely free!  Google doesn’t charge a fee, but it doesn’t automatically provide one for every person...

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What Happens When You Claim a Knowledge Panel?

A person or organisation that officially represents the entity displayed in a Knowledge Panel on Google SERP (Search Engine Results Page) may claim it (here’s how to claim a Knowledge...

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Jason Barnard World Authority on Digital Brand Intelligence™ Having experienced the impact of algorithmic misrepresentation firsthand, Jason believes everyone deserves control over their digital presence. Kalicube serves business leaders with premium bespoke consulting for their personal brands, while ensuring the foundational strategies for do-it-yourself brand control are freely available. What industry leaders say about my...

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Press mentions of Jason Barnard’s awards. Jason Barnard wins Davey Awards 2008 Gold for Technological Innovation - UpToTen and Boowa & Kwala Websites UpToTen.com was a groundbreaking edutainment platform Jason built from the ground up. The website, featuring over 1,000 educational games, songs, and activities for children under ten, earned a prestigious Gold Davey Award from the Academy...

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Jason Barnard: An Award-Winning Innovator

Jason Barnard: awards >> A Groundbreaker in Edutainment: The Impact of Jason Barnard Jason Barnard’s creative genius first gained global recognition through UpToTen.com, a groundbreaking edutainment platform he built from the ground up. The website, featuring over 1,000 educational games, songs, and activities for children under ten, earned two prestigious Davey Awards from the Academy...

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The Fundamentals of Brand SERPs for Business

The Fundamentals of Brand SERPs for Business by Jason Barnard The Fundamentals of Brand SERPs for Business is a book is THE reference for forward-thinking marketing experts who want to use search to master brand and brand to master search. Jason’s first book: “The Fundamentals of Brand SERPs for Business” Dozens of Amazing Reviews Your...

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Jason Barnard’s influential books and author contributions to brand, digital marketing, search and AI bestselling author & thought leader for Digital Brand Intelligence™. In 2022, Jason’s Amazon bestseller The Fundamentals of Brand SERPs for Business changed the game for SEO and digital marketing. In addition to his own work, he has made valuable contributions to...

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Jason Barnard World Authority on Digital Brand Intelligence™ Having experienced the impact of algorithmic misrepresentation firsthand, Jason believes everyone deserves control over their digital presence. Kalicube serves business leaders with premium bespoke consulting for their personal brands, while ensuring the foundational strategies for do-it-yourself brand control are freely available. What industry leaders say about my...

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