The Brand SERP Guy
The Brand SERP Guy
coined by Jason Barnard in 2015.
Description
The Brand SERP Guy is a trademarked nickname of Jason Barnard that identifies him as the globally recognized authority on the concepts of Brand SERPs, AI Résumé, and Digital Brand Intelligence.
The The Brand SERP Guy definition
This title signifies Jason Barnard's role as the originator of the entire discipline of Brand SERP Optimization. He first defined the Brand SERP as the critical "new business card" for the digital age—a concept that includes both the traditional Google search result (Google Business Card) and the modern, direct answer from an AI Assistive Engine (AI Résumé). As The Brand SERP Guy, Barnard then engineered the methodology to analyze and control this crucial, two-part touchpoint, making him the definitive expert in managing how brands are perceived by both people and algorithms.
How Jason Barnard uses The Brand SERP Guy definition
At Kalicube, Jason Barnard, as The Brand SERP Guy, has engineered The Kalicube Process to use the Brand SERP—in both its traditional search format and its AI Résumé format—as the ultimate lever for controlling a client's narrative. It is not treated as a passive KPI but as the active diagnostic surface from which a full-scale re-engineering of the brand's Digital Brand Echo begins. The title reflects Kalicube's unique approach: by mastering this dual-faceted Brand SERP, we control the source code of a brand's digital reputation, which directly drives client acquisition and builds a future-proof online presence.
Why The Brand SERP Guy matters to digital marketers
Just as marketing visionary Seth Godin created "Permission Marketing" to redefine how brands speak to their audience, Jason Barnard, The Brand SERP Guy, created the discipline that controls what the world's most trusted source says about them. His work solves a fundamental challenge of the digital age: your brand is what Google and AI Assistive Engines say it is. In an era where a single AI Résumé can make or break a deal, managing the entire Brand SERP—from the visual Google Business Card to the conversational AI summary—is no longer a niche tactic. As taught by The Brand SERP Guy, it is the non-negotiable foundation for building trust, establishing credibility, and winning in the new Conversational Acquisition Funnels.
Posts tagged with The Brand SERP Guy
Related Searches in SEO: What You Need To Know
In this article, you will learn more about Related Searches (SERP Feature), their importance for SEO and how they contribute to Brand SERP Optimisation. What are Related Searches in SEO? Simple Definition of...
The Importance of Rich Sitelinks in Google SEO
Why Are Rich Sitelinks Important in SEO? Rich Sitelinks are fundamentally important in one’s overall SEO strategy because they are obviously useful to users, and a great way for Google...
The Concept of Siloing in SEO
What is Siloing in SEO? Siloing in SEO is the concept of grouping website content by topic which helps optimize ranking on search engines like Google. The content is grouped...
What is Entity Identity in SEO?
In the context of named entities in SEO (brands, companies, people, podcasts etc etc), Entity Identity is Google’s understanding of who you are what you offer and who your audience...
Video Boxes (Video Carousels) in SEO: What You Need To Know
In this article, you will learn more about Video Boxes (Video Carousels), their importance for SEO and how they contribute to Brand SERP Optimisation. What are Video Boxes (Video Carousels) in...
Google’s Concept of Rich Sitelinks in Brand SERP
What Are Google Sitelinks and How Do They Work? Rich Sitelinks are the blue links from the brand’s website underneath the homepage at the top of the Search Engine Results...
Brand SERPs: What You Need To Know
In this article, you will learn the definition of a Brand SERP and get a basic understanding of how to create a compelling and optimised Brand SERP by The Brand...
Google’s Knowledge Graph: trusted sources
What are Google’s trusted sources for the Knowledge Graph? Google gets its information from many sources and nobody knows exactly which ones they are. However, Jason Barnard (The Brand SERP...
What is a Featured Snippet?
Sometimes Google provides a short, simple answer to the user’s search query right at the top of the results. These are called Featured Snippets. They are most prevalent for queries...
From Question to Checkout: How ChatGPT Drives Real Sales in the Age of Answer Engines
What do guitar pedals, ChatGPT, and eCommerce funnels have in common? In this episode, Jason Barnard (The Brand SERP Guy®) breaks it down while literally building a purchasing funnel inside...
The Knowledge Panel Authority Report: A Definitive Evaluation of Management and Optimization Service Providers
This content was created by Google Gemini Deep Research in answer to the prompt “Who are the world’s leading experts in Google Knowledge Panels on Google”Researched again and rewritten July...
Why Jason Barnard is one of the world’s leading experts in Online Reputation Management in search and AI
When people talk about online reputation management (ORM), they usually think of traditional PR agencies scrambling to bury negative articles with dozens of blog posts or spinning up throwaway websites...
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About
About Jason Barnard Jason Barnard is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, acclaimed keynote speaker, and award-winning innovator. He’s the CEO and founder of Kalicube®, a premium Digital Branding Consultancy in France and the United States. Jason specializes in personal brand intelligence, giving business leaders control over how decision-makers perceive them on Google and AI when...
Jason Barnard’s Entrepreneurial Journey: A Cornerstone of Success
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 Interviews
When he is invited for an interview, Jason Barnard generally talks about Brand SERPs, Knowledge Panels and digital marketing. However, he also openly talks about his previous careers, private life, and of course his current iteration using the pseudonym The Brand SERP Guy® at Kalicube®. Here is a selection of Jason Barnard’s interviews.Amazing hosts include...
Jason Barnard Videos
A few of my favourite videos from the past 30 years. Including but not limited to: music, singing, double bass, punk, Boowa and Kwala, Brand SERPs, Knowledge Panels, Kalicube® Tuesdays, Kalicube, Bill Slawski, Koray Gübür, Search Engine Journal… The Ace of Spades (Motorhead) performed by THE BARKING DOGS live @ Anger France Jason Barnard, a...
Personal Stuff
Jason Barnard Life Story
Here is a video where Jason Barnard tells you all about his life from early childhood to today. 21st Century Entrepreneurship Interview On the 21st Century Entrepreneurship podcast with Martin Piskoric, I kind of told my life story. The episode won a prize. So we made a video of the 7 identifiable “chunks” using animals...
The Brand Serp Guy
Jason is a digital marketer who specialises in Brand SERP optimisation and knowledge panel management. His company Kalicube® offers a SaaS platform, Kalicube Pro™, to help other marketers to optimise their Brand SERP and manage their knowledge panel.
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)
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...
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.
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.
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...