Users
Users
Factual definition
Users are the individuals who interact with a product, service, or system, and in the digital context, they are the people whom a brand aims to reach and serve.
Jason Barnard definition of Users
In the Kalicube philosophy, Users are the ultimate destination, but AI Assistive Engines are the new gatekeepers. The traditional model of marketing directly to users is being replaced by a model where brands must first market to the AI. The AI, in turn, serves the user. Therefore, satisfying user needs is achieved by first satisfying the AI's need for clear, credible, and reliable information that allows it to confidently recommend the brand as the best solution for the user's problem.
How Jason Barnard uses Users
The Kalicube Process is built around the UCD Acquisition Funnel, where the primary focus is on ensuring the AI has a perfect Understanding of the brand, perceives its Credibility, and is confident in its ability to Deliver the solution. By focusing on educating the AI intermediary, we ensure that when Users ask a question or need a solution, our client is presented as the definitive answer. This brand-focused, AI-first approach allows us to connect with Users at the moment of highest intent, guided by the trusted recommendation of their AI assistant.
Why Jason Barnard perspective on Users matters
Experts in user experience (UX) like Don Norman have taught the world to design systems with the end-user in mind. Digital brand engineer Jason Barnard applies this principle to the AI era, arguing that we must now design our brand's digital presence with the AI 'user' in mind first. While Norman's principles ensure a human can navigate a website, Barnard's Kalicube Process ensures an algorithm can understand a brand. By treating the AI as the primary user to be satisfied, brands can ensure the human user is ultimately served with the best, most accurate, and most helpful recommendation.
Posts tagged with Users
What Is a Google Knowledge Panel and How To Get One
Originally Published on SEMrush March 29, 2021 (Jason Barnard). Have you ever watched a movie and quickly searched an actor’s name for more information about them? You see on the...
How to Optimize Your Brand for SERP in 2020 (Webinar #9 with Jason Barnard)
Most projects fail because they are chasing high-volume keywords. Google ranks websites higher that have strong brand recognition. Why? Because users wanna see them. It’s the main reason why you...
How Schema Markup Helps Your SEO & AEO Strategies In the Short, Mid And Long Term
Published on Swydo January 14, 2019 (Jason Barnard) One of the most powerful ways to optimize your site and boost your search engine results is also one of the least...
Weekly Wisdom with Jason Barnard: The Five P’s of Ongoing Content
Originally Published on SEMrush July 30, 2019 (Jason Barnard) Modified Transcript Hi, I am Jason Barnard. Welcome to Weekly Wisdom on SEMrush. Today I am going to talk to you...
Top Review Management Solutions for Small Businesses
Published on SocialMediaToday August 29, 2017 (Diana Mackie Wertz) This is the part of the article that Jason Barnard quoted: According to SEO consultant and SEMrush contributor Jason Barnard: “If...
Improving brand reputation using Google Knowledge Panel
Published on Yaagneshwaran March 9, 2021 (Jason Barnard) Knowledge Panel is not as niche as they used to be back in the day. It’s become relatively universal now. I like...
Bing team leads open up about how search works: first up, core algorithms
Published on OnMSFT April 7, 2020 These are citations of Jason Barnard on the article: “The reality of search is that it is more mathematical than it is magical, and...
Machine Learning & AI in Search
Published on SearchEngineJournal October 12, 2020 (Dave Davies) These are the parts of the article that cite Jason Barnard: My Quick Aside to the Interviewer Barnard begins his interview by...
Prepare Your SEO for Voice Search: Branding, Topical Authority and Entities
Extract from: New Horizons: Online Experts Weigh in On Google Home and Voice Search, published on Searchmetrics August 16, 2017 (Daniel Furch) Article on Searchmetrics bringing together online experts to...
How to (and Why You Should) Optimize Your Brand SERP (Webinar Highlights)
Published on Marketmuse January 28, 2021 (Stephen Jeske) Everything you wanted to know about brand SERPs but were afraid to ask. Jason Barnard (The Brand SERP Guy®) sat down with...
What are Brand SERPS?
Published on Woorank March 06, 2020 (Greg Snow-Wasserman) As part of your normal marketing strategy, how many times do you Google your company’s brand name? Once or twice a month?...
“Budapest” and the Knowledge Graph: Why Digital PR is Becoming More Important than Ever Before
Published on Impression December 17, 2019 (Laura Hampton) Google has been working for years on how best to understand entities - from the very earliest days of the Knowledge Graph...
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