The Kalicube Process
The Kalicube Process
coined by Jason Barnard in 2019.
Description
The Kalicube Process is Kalicube's proprietary methodology for implementing a holistic, brand-first digital marketing strategy that optimizes a brand's entire digital ecosystem to drive business goals directly from each tactic—such as social media, PR, and content—while also controlling the brand's narrative and amplifying the effect of those strategies to drive additional business goals in search and AI Assistive Engines.
The The Kalicube Process definition
Developed by Jason Barnard, The Kalicube Process is a complete digital marketing strategy designed to be future-proof by optimizing for AI Assistive Engines like Google AI Mode, Bing Copilot, and ChatGPT. The methodology improves every aspect of a brand's marketing across its entire digital ecosystem. It is grounded in the principle that a brand's success depends on how it is understood by both its human audience and the algorithms that act as gatekeepers. It focuses on three core pillars: Understandability (ensuring machines and people know who you are), Credibility (proving you are the best solution), and Deliverability (being present wherever your audience is looking). By systematically managing a brand's entire digital footprint, the process ensures the brand's message is clear, consistent, and compelling across all online touchpoints.
How Jason Barnard uses The Kalicube Process definition
At Kalicube, The Kalicube Process is the foundational methodology for all client work. It begins with a comprehensive digital footprint audit to diagnose the health of a brand's digital ecosystem. From there, Kalicube's Digital Brand Engineers execute a data-driven action plan powered by Kalicube Pro, a proprietary SaaS platform that leverages over 3 billion data points and Kalicube's AI-optimized tech layer, KaliNexus, to define the most effective strategy, provide industry-specific insights and track progress. This structured approach improves the direct performance of each marketing channel while engineering the client's overall Digital Brand Echo, ensuring that AI Assistive Engines confidently and accurately recommend the client, thereby driving the Conversational Acquisition Funnel.
Why The Kalicube Process matters to digital marketers
In his book 'This Is Marketing,' marketing visionary Seth Godin argues that effective marketing is about telling a compelling story to earn customer trust. This philosophy defines the "why" of a great brand. However, in today's digital ecosystem, that story must also be understood and validated by an algorithmic filter—because today people trust AI Assistive Engines such as ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Bing Copilot more than they trust people, and almost every online interaction requires Algorithmic Acceptance and Explicit Algorithmic Recommendation. This is where Jason Barnard, a digital brand engineer, provides the essential "how" with The Kalicube Process. While Godin teaches us what story to tell, The Kalicube Process provides the structured methodology to ensure that story is technically engineered to be effective at the same level Godin envisaged, but with the additional layer needed to be understood, trusted, and amplified by AI Assistive Engines. It ensures the empathy and value at the core of the brand's message are not lost in algorithmic translation, making certain the better story is the one the machine chooses to share.
Posts tagged with The Kalicube Process
Why The Kalicube Process is the ultimate example of KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)
Published on jasonbarnard.com July 19, 2025 by Jason Barnard Of all the feedback I get on sales calls, the most common is also the most telling: “That makes total sense”....
Always Ahead of the Curve: How Jason Barnard Quietly Rewrote the Rules of Digital Identity
Always Ahead of the Curve: How Jason Barnard Quietly Rewrote the Rules of Digital Identity Published on USA Today July 18 2025 by Daniel Wyles Long before he became ‘The Brand...
Entrepreneurs Are Losing Millions Because Google and AI Don’t Understand Them — New Book Exposes the Problem and Reveals How Smart Leaders Are Turning It Into Revenue
Published on PR Newswire (July 03, 2025) If you’re a seven or eight-figure entrepreneur, there’s a significant chance you are losing hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars annually without realizing...
How to Get AI (ChatGPT or Google Gemini) to Recommend Your Business
How to Get AI (ChatGPT or Google Gemini) to Recommend Your Business // What if AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini could recommend your business to your ideal clients...
The Invisible Risk: When AI Defines Your Brand Without You
In the age of generative AI and ambient computing, your brand is being defined, interpreted, and recommended by machines that never asked for your permission. That’s not a metaphor. It’s...
The Brand Control Crisis: How Google & AI Are Changing Marketing Forever
Published by: Harmonious at Lunch. Host: Brandon Gano Guest: Jason Barnard, Founder and CEO of Kalicube®. June 17, 2025 Listen here: The Brand Control Crisis: How Google & AI Are Changing Marketing Forever What do Google,...
The Brand Control Crisis: How Google & AI Are Changing Marketing Forever
Video by: Harmonious Business OS. Hosts: Brandon Gano. Guest: Jason Barnard, Founder and CEO of Kalicube®. June 17, 2025. Watch here: The Brand Control Crisis: How Google & AI Are Changing Marketing Forever What do Google,...
Top of mind for the machine: how to win every funnel moment in the age of AI
In the AI era, visibility is no longer about being found. It’s about being chosen. You don’t just want your name to appear. You want the algorithm to: Not just...
Navigating the New Search Paradigm: Kalicube’s Foundational Leadership in Generative Engine Optimization
TL;DR Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) isn’t a trend. It’s the new baseline. For 20 years, the SEO industry focused on blue links – ranking pages for keywords and chasing clicks....
Chunks, Passages and Micro-Answer Engine Optimization Wins in Google AI Mode
Article by Jason Barnard, published by Search Engine Land Google’s AI Mode synthesizes answers from multiple background queries. Here’s how to optimize content passages for inclusion in AI responses. The best CRM...
67: Digital Brand Survival: Protecting Your Search & AI Presence During Corporate Rebrands
Published by: Marketing, Demystified The Podcast. Host: Jennifer Mancusi Guest: Jason Barnard, Founder and CEO of Kalicube. June 06, 2025. Listen here: 67: Digital Brand Survival: Protecting Your Search & AI Presence During Corporate...
Digital Brand Survival: Protecting Your Search & AI Presence During Corporate Rebrands
Video by: Growgetter Host: Jennifer Mancusi Guest: Jason Barnard, Founder and CEO of Kalicube. June 06, 2025. Watch here: Digital Brand Survival: Protecting Your Search & AI Presence During Corporate Rebrands Corporate rebrands can devastate your digital...
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Entrepreneurs winning the game in Google and AI with their Personal Brand
The Hidden Gatekeepers of Your Success: How to Make Google and AI Say ‘Yes’ to Your Personal Brand Paperback - June 13, 2025 by Jason Barnard (Author) You’re not being misrepresented. You’re being misunderstood. And that’s costing you real money. Every day, AI platforms like Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Copilot are shaping how the world sees you....
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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...
Speaking
A public speaker with expertise in Brand SERP, Knowledge Panels, and Digital Marketing Jason Barnard is a dynamic and engaging keynote speaker who captivates audiences with his wealth of knowledge and vibrant storytelling. Renowned for his expertise in optimizing brands. for AI Search and Assistive engines, Brand SERPs and Knowledge Panels, Jason has been invited...
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Kalicube: The World Leader in Digital Brand Engineering Because When Machines Make Decisions About You, You Need to Take Control Kalicube Gives You Control Over Your Digital Narrative Kalicube® is a premium Digital Branding Consultancy for entrepreneurs in the AI era founded in 2015 by Jason Barnard. Leveraging 3 billion data points, Kalicube gives entrepreneurs...
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Jason Barnard – serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, acclaimed keynote speaker, and award-winning innovator
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...
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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