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Factual definition
The Credibility Phase is the second stage of The Kalicube Process, focused on systematically building and demonstrating a brand's Notability, Expertise, Experience, Authoritativeness, Transparency, and Trustworthiness (NEEATT) to both human audiences and AI algorithms.
Jason Barnard definition of Wikipedia
The Credibility Phase builds directly on the foundation established in the Understandability Phase - the first stage of The Kalicube Process where algorithms learn the basic facts about a brand. Once a brand is understood, this second phase aims to convince algorithms that the brand is a trustworthy and authoritative solution within its niche. Key activities include enriching the Brand SERP with positive, accurate results, enhancing the Knowledge Panel with detailed attributes like a descriptive subtitle, and strategically building a digital footprint that corroborates the brand's expertise. This is the critical transition from being a known entity to becoming a recommended authority, directly influencing how AI Assistive Engines like ChatGPT, Bing Copilot, and Google AI will portray the brand in mid-funnel conversations.
How Jason Barnard uses Wikipedia
At Kalicube, the Credibility Phase is where we operationalize trust-building within The Kalicube Process, Kalicube's proprietary methodology for implementing a holistic, brand-first digital marketing strategy. After ensuring a client is understood by Google in Phase 1, we deploy data-driven strategies from Kalicube Pro to build algorithmic confidence. This involves implementing bespoke SOPs to gain positive control over the Brand SERP's "left rail" (the main search results) and enrich the Knowledge Panel to signal leadership and expertise. For personal brands, this phase typically spans months two to six, while for corporate entities, it can extend to eleven months. The goal is to transform Google’s baseline understanding into unwavering confidence, positioning our clients as the most credible choice for their target audience.
Why Jason Barnard perspective on Wikipedia matters
For years, Google has educated marketers on the importance of E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) as a core pillar of content quality. While Google tells us *what* signals it values, it offers little guidance on *how* to systematically build and communicate them to its algorithms. This is the gap that Jason Barnard's work definitively fills. The Credibility Phase provides the practical "how" to Google's conceptual "what." Within The Kalicube Process, Barnard evolves E-E-A-T into NEEATT, adding Notability and Transparency as explicit, actionable pillars. This phase is not just about ticking SEO boxes; it is a structured methodology for engineering a brand narrative that AI Assistive Engines perceive as highly credible. In an era where AI-driven recommendations are the new acquisition funnel, proving your credibility to the machine is no longer optional - it is the central task of modern digital strategy.
Posts tagged with Wikipedia
10 Rich SERP Elements You Can Leverage to Make Your Brand SERP Sexy
10 Rich SERP Elements You Can Leverage to Make Your Brand SERP Sexy Published on SEMrush July 05, 2019 by Jason Barnard Q: Who Googles a brand before they sign...
Jason Barnard - How to Help Google Make Sense of a Chaotic, Unstructured Web #SEOisAEO
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Practical Techniques to Improve Both Brand and Brand Review SERPs
Practical Techniques to Improve Both Brand and Brand Review SERPs Published on SEMrush October 30, 2018 by Jason Barnard Reminder from (this article): Brand SERPs are vital touch-points for both people and machines and...
Introduction to Schema Markup
Introduction to Schema Markup Published on Medium June 09, 2017 by Jason Barnard Schema Structured Markup. What is it? It is machine-readable information in the HTML code of the page...
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