How To Build Your Brand and Take Command of Your Online Reputation with Jason Barnard

4 Dec 2024 · 73 min
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4 Dec 2024 · 73 min

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In this episode of Mastering Tech Growth, host Mike interviews Jason Barnard, CEO of Kalicube, about how to control and shape a personal or corporate brand narrative so that Google, ChatGPT, Bing, Gemini and other AI assistants represent you accurately and favorably. Jason explains the Kalicube process—understandability, credibility, and deliverability—and stresses the need for an "entity home" (a concise, two‑page website with a clear about page) that serves as the source of truth for machines. He discusses the importance of consistency, third‑party corroboration, and strategic placement of content where the audience actually looks (LinkedIn, YouTube, Forbes, industry sites). The conversation covers practical steps: creating an about page, prioritising top‑of‑page messaging, linking out to reputable external sources and ensuring those sources link back, cleaning up fragmented digital footprints, and using canonical tags for republished content. Jason shares success stories where negative SERP results were removed, brand perception was maintained during low activity, and a career pivot was achieved by reshaping Google’s knowledge panel. He differentiates traditional SEO from brand‑centric SEO, emphasizing that SEO should package the brand story for machines rather than chase keyword rankings. The episode also touches on AI’s impact, the need to track and correct misinformation, the role of internal brand guidelines versus external monitoring tools, and practical advice on video transcript correction and HTML5 structure to improve machine annotation. The discussion concludes with actionable bullet‑point steps for listeners to start taking control of their online reputation.

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