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.
Posts tagged with Person
Entity Description in SEO: What You Need to Know
Simple Definition of Entity Description An Entity is a thing (person, company, podcast, book, musical artists etc). The Entity Description is a summary that describes who the Entity is, what...
Knowledge Panel Hopping: What You Need To Know
What is Knowledge Panel Hopping? Knowledge Panel Hopping is a Google game we play at Kalicube® based on the six degrees of Kevin Bacon. According to Wikipedia, “Six Degrees of...
How to Write an Entity Description (The Kalicube Way)
What You Will Learn In this article, you’ll learn how to write a description of an entity (person, company, podcast, music group, product…) that will help with Entity Optimisation, a...
Cornerstone Entities in SEO: What You Need To Know
What are Cornerstone Entities in SEO? When working on Entity Optimisation, you will have one Focus Entity which is the main basis of your work: a person, a company, a...
Wikipedia Page Deleted: How to Recover Your Knowledge Panel
Extract from: 7 Marketing Disasters That Turned Out to Be Precious Lessons, published on Search Engine Journal November 5, 2020 (Svetlana Shchehel) A warning had been on the Wikipedia article...
Managing International Variations of Knowledge Panels
Most people don’t really consider the fact that a Knowledge Panel will look VERY different across countries, not to mention languages. This is an interesting question and a a HUGE...
Knowledge Graph and Knowledge Panel in Google: Differentiated
What Is the Difference Between Google’s Knowledge Graph and a Google Knowledge Panel? The Knowledge Graph is Google’s understanding of the world. As Google puts it, the Knowledge Graph is...
Google’s Knowledge Graph: What You Need to Know
In this article you will get a definition of Google’s Knowledge Graph, where the information comes from, and how to leverage it for your SEO performance. What is a Knowledge...
Entity Equivalents in SEO – What You Need to Know
What are Entity Equivalents in SEO? Simple Definition of Entity Equivalents An Entity is a thing (person, company, podcast, musical artists etc). An Entity equivalent is an Entity that is...
Google’s Knowledge Panel Algorithm - What You Need to Know
What is Google’s Knowledge Panel Algorithm? Google’s Knowledge Panel Algorithm determines what can be shown in the Knowledge Panel of an Entity on Google’s SERPs. Kalicube® has identified three Knowledge...
How to Optimise Your Brand SERP (The Kalicube Process)
In this article you will learn what a brand SERP is, why it is important to optimise yours, and a simple step by step process (The Kalicube Process™) Before starting,...
Weekly Wisdom with Jason Barnard: Knowledge Graph for Brands
Originally Published on SEMrush December 17, 2019 (Jason Barnard) Hi, I am Jason Barnard, and welcome to Weekly Wisdom. This week, I will discuss how to get your brand into Google’s...
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Books
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...
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...
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...
About 12 Sing Along Songs… (music for children)
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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...
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...
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...
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...
About Dawa
Dawa is a fictional character who appears in the Boowa & Kwala web series and TV series.
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...
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.
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,...
Contact
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