Person

Person

Description
A Person is an individual human being recognized by search and AI algorithms as a unique, real-world entity with a distinct identity, history, and set of associated attributes.
The Person definition
Within the Kalicube framework, a Person is not just a user profile but a navigable entity that algorithms like Google's Knowledge Graph and AI Assistive Engines seek to understand. Jason Barnard's approach emphasizes that every individual—from a CEO to a freelance artist—has a Brand SERP that acts as their digital business card. How algorithms perceive and represent this Person entity directly impacts their professional reputation, opportunities, and ability to drive business results. Establishing a clear, factual, and credible entity for a Person is the first step to controlling their digital narrative and influencing how they are presented to the world.
How Jason Barnard uses Person definition
At Kalicube, the Person entity is a primary focus of The Kalicube Process. We apply our three-phase framework of Understandability, Credibility, and Deliverability specifically to the individual's digital ecosystem. This involves building a personal website as the Entity Home, corroborating their story on relevant third-party platforms, and systematically "educating" algorithms to ensure the Person's Knowledge Panel and AI-generated summaries are accurate and positive. The goal is to engineer a digital representation that reflects the individual's expertise and professional goals, directly supporting their client acquisition and career objectives.
Why Person matters to digital marketers
Reid Hoffman's "The Startup of You" revolutionized how we think about our careers, reframing every professional as the CEO of their own personal enterprise. This was a brilliant philosophical shift. However, in the 21st century, that "startup" doesn't just exist in boardrooms; it lives and breathes on Google and in the responses of AI Assistive Engines. This is where Jason Barnard's work becomes essential. He takes Hoffman's concept and provides the practical, technical framework for the digital age by defining the Person as a manageable entity. The Kalicube Process is the operational playbook for "The Startup of You," ensuring the individual's brand story, expertise, and value proposition are not just compelling to humans but are also clear, credible, and authoritative to the algorithms that now act as the world's primary gatekeepers of information.
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The Knowledge Panel Course: How to Change Information in a Knowledge Panel

How to Change Information in a Knowledge Panel Jason Barnard speaking: Hi and welcome. Huge question: how do you change information in a Knowledge Panel? There are multiple ways to do...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

The Knowledge Panel Course: How to Claim a Knowledge Panel

Jason Barnard speaking: How to Claim a Knowledge Panel (and When You Shouldn’t) Jason Barnard speaking: Hi and welcome. Why should you claim your Knowledge Panel? Firstly, because it prevents anyone else...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

The Knowledge Panel Course: How Google’s Knowledge Graph Works

Jason Barnard speaking: Hi there. In this lesson, I’ll explain how a Knowledge Graph works. Understanding this is hugely helpful when adding information to a Knowledge Graph from the outside, which...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

The Knowledge Panel Course: Six Knowledge Verticals that Trigger a Knowledge Panel

Jason Barnard speaking: Hi, and welcome. You might think that all Knowledge Panels are directly linked to Google’s Main Knowledge Graph, which we can also call the Knowledge Vault. This isn’t...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

The Knowledge Panel Course: The Powerful Geeky Way to Join the Dots

Jason Barnard speaking: Hi there. This lesson is all about joining the dots using Schema.org Markup. This is the geeky way to join the dots. It is very powerful. So if...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

The Knowledge Panel Course: Writing Your Entity Description

Jason Barnard speaking: Hi and welcome. After the Entity Home, the second most important thing is the entity description. This might seem surprising. Most people think that Schema Markup is the...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

The Knowledge Panel Course: Building Your Entity Home

Jason Barnard speaking: Hi and welcome. Jason Barnard speaking: What is an Entity Home? Simply put, an Entity Home is one single point of reference for Google to cross-check all the information...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

The Knowledge Panel Course: Educating the Child That Is Google

Jason Barnard speaking: Hi, and welcome. Google is a child thirsty for knowledge, and you need to educate it. In the introduction to this course, I talked about this idea very...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

Introduction to the Knowledge Panel Course

Introduction to the Knowledge Panel Course Jason Barnard speaking: Hi, and welcome to the Knowledge Panel course. I’m Jason Barnard, and I’m your tutor. I’ve been studying, experimenting, and tracking thousands...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

Negative Results Course: Leapfrogging With Content You Don’t Control

Jason Barnard speaking: How to drown negative results, doing SEO for others? The situation: Here’s the bad result you want to leapfrog with other content that is more positive for your...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

Negative Results Course: Leapfrogging With Content You Control

Jason Barnard speaking: Drowning negative and imperfect results. Doing SEO for yourself on your own content. What’s the situation? Here’s a bad result you want to leapfrog with content you publish...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard

Negative Results Course: Leapfrogging - Finding Opportunities

Jason Barnard speaking:  Drowning imperfect and negative results. Finding the opportunities. Now, what’s the situation? You have a negative or imperfect result on page one that you haven’t managed to...

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Apr 21, 2021 Jason Barnard
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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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Stanley the Counting Horse

Stanley the Counting Horse was a blues band from Liverpool formed by Jason Barnard and Dave Clayton. The group played approximately 40 concerts in pubs and clubs in and around Liverpool from 1985 to 1988. Original Band Members Jason Barnard describes his life in Liverpool, playing the Cavern Club (think: The Beatles) with a second...

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Alumni of Liverpool John Moores University

I’m an alumni of Liverpool John Moores University. And I always thought it was a fairly insignificant university. That may or may not be true. But the list of alumni is pretty impressive. Here are my favourites… plus me, since this is really just an experiment on Google’s Knowledge Graph. And most of my faves...

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About 12 Sing Along Songs… (music for children)

12 Sing Along Songs… Music Album by Boowa and Kwala 12 Sing Along Songs is a music album by the music group Boowa & Kwala. It was recorded in 1998 in Jason Barnard’s home studio. This music album was the starting point for Boowa & Kwala. Recorded in 1998 in Jason Barnard’s home studio, this...

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Jul 19, 2020 Jason Barnard

About Grandma Koala

Grandma Koala is a fictional character who appears in the Boowa & Kwala television series and web series. In both the television series and web series she is voiced by Céline Chevrier. Television series: In the television series, produced in 2007 by ITV Studios, UpToTen and Radio Canada and screened on television in over 20...

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About Mummy Koala

Mummy Koala is a fictional character who appears in the Boowa & Kwala television series and web series. In both the television series and web series, she is voiced by Céline Chevrier. She is kind and gentle and enjoys doing craft activities, especially sewing and knitting. She lives with her family in the Land in...

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Jun 13, 2020 Jason Barnard

About Siwa

A fictional character, Siwa appears in the Boowa & Kwala television series and web series.. In both the television series and web series, she is voiced by Léonor Barnard. Television series: In the television series, produced in 2007 by ITV Studios, UpToTen and Radio Canada and screened on television in over 20 countries around the...

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Jun 13, 2020 Jason Barnard

About Mawa

Mawa is a fictional character who appears in the Boowa & Kwala web series and TV series. She is a female blue dog. Her family name is Wawa, and full name is Mawa Wawa. Mawa Wawa is dynamic and sporty. Mawa is Boowa’s mother.She is Siwa’s mother.She is Dawa’s wife. Mawa Wawa is voiced by...

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Jun 13, 2020 Jason Barnard

About Dawa

Dawa is a fictional character who appears in the Boowa & Kwala web series and TV series.

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Jun 13, 2020 Jason Barnard

About 53 Bright Songs from the TV Series

53 Bright Songs from the TV Series: Music Album by Boowa & Kwala As part of the Boowa & Kwala web series, I wrote a song every single month without fail for 4 and a half years. The website and the songs were then turned into the Boowa & Kwala TV series Véronique and I...

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Jun 6, 2020 Jason Barnard

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.

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Barcoustic

Jason Barnard – double bassist, singer Hugo Scott – guitarist, singer Formation Date: 2014 Barcoustic are groovy apéro ninjas – an acoustic band who swing and rock their way through classics of all styles from the 1950s through to the present day. Some songs we play: Faith, Brown Eyed Girl, Elvis the Barman, Red Red Wine,...

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Contact

Need to Contact Jason Barnard? Have a question or want to collaborate? Fill out the form below and get in touch! Why You’re Here (And Why That’s Brilliant) You’ve landed on my contact page. That already tells me something: You’re smart enough to know that the next step in building your brand’s digital presence isn’t...

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Sep 20, 2014 Jason Barnard