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# Jack DeManche — Personal Brand Strategy

_Last updated: 2026-09-22 (LOCKED cadence)_

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## Goal

Establish Jack as a credible digital strategy voice. Not "the AEO guy," not a generalist commentator. The positioning is: **a builder and strategist who works at the intersection of AI and modern brand-building**, with real shipped work as proof.

The personal brand creates inbound for consulting and partnership conversations, builds an audience that trusts Jack's judgment, and supports the properties he is building (Everyday AI, jackdemanche.com, The Shop).

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## Canonical Author Bio

> Digital strategy and innovation leader with 15+ years building digital practices for brands including P&G, Microsoft, and Moderna. Founder of The Genuine Organization, a strategic services consultancy and creative studio. Builder of Everyday AI and 20+ shipped web applications.

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## LinkedIn Content Pillars

Five pillars, in priority order. Everyday AI leads. Precision AEO is a proof-point, not the identity.

1. **Everyday AI** _(lead pillar)_ — How AI tools are changing work and life in practical, concrete ways. From Jack's personal builder lens.
2. **Building in Public** — The real experience of building products, audiences, and a consulting practice. Shipped things, real moments, honest failures.
3. **Digital Strategy Craft** — Frameworks, takes, and observations on strategy, content, brand, and how digital actually works.
4. **AI + Work and Business** — How companies and individuals should think about AI adoption, org change, and workflow design.
5. **Precision AEO** _(specialist proof-point)_ — Expert-level takes on Answer Engine Optimization. Depth, not identity.

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## Weekly LinkedIn Cadence (4 posts/week, Mon–Fri. NO WEEKENDS.)

**LOCKED Sept 22, 2026.** Repeats weekly starting week of Sept 28. Grounding = Signal Pages + Field Notes + explicit user-provided text only. Never hallucinate projects or accomplishments.

### Monday: Evergreen Wildcard
An observation grounded in stuff Jack is working on, thinking about, or has discussed. Relevant and real, never forced or invented.

- ~200–250 words
- Link-free in the post body
- First comment: links to Field Note/Signal Page IF the idea warrants it; otherwise link-free

### Tuesday: Website Page Teaser
Jack picks from the jackdemanche.com backlog (Field Notes, Signal Pages, guides). The post teases the topic without linking — "I've been thinking a lot about…" + "I'll share more on this later this week" vibe.

- ~150–200 words
- ZERO links (purpose is to build curiosity, not click-through yet)
- Shows Jack has a depth of thinking queued up
- Falls back to another Evergreen Wildcard if no backlog pieces are ready

### Wednesday: Evergreen Wildcard
Another observation grounded in real work/thinking. Different angle than Monday, no thematic repetition day-to-day.

- ~250–300 words
- Link-free in the post body
- First comment: links IF applicable

### Thursday: Website Page Post + Link
When a Field Note or Signal Page is ready (or recently published), Thursday is the publication slot and distribution vehicle. The post is short-form; the Field Note/Signal Page is the long-form site version.

- ~250–300 words
- First comment ALWAYS links to the specific site artifact (jackdemanche.com/notes/[slug] or /signals/[slug]) with "wrote this up properly here →"
- Deeplinks only, never homepages
- This is the POINT where Jack drives traffic to owned properties

### Friday: Everyday AI Update
An update grounded in actual EAI site changes, releases, subscriber growth, editorial decisions, or behind-the-build transparency. Shows Jack is actively shipping and learning in real-time.

- ~200–250 words
- First comment links to the specific EAI artifact discussed or the newsletter signup (everydayai.fun/newsletter or the specific page referenced)

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## The Site-Traffic Loop

LinkedIn is discovery. Owned sites (jackdemanche.com, everydayai.fun) are depth.

- **Monday–Wednesday:** Teasers + observations that build credibility
- **Thursday:** CONVERSION slot. The real link that drives people to long-form. Published Field Note or Signal Page.
- **Friday:** Everydayai.fun traffic for the EAI property and community

First-comment link test: would someone who finished the LinkedIn post click the link and get materially more? If not, no link.

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## Field Notes & Signal Pages

**Field Notes** (jackdemanche.com/notes/) are 600–1,000 word practitioner dispatches triggered by real external stimulus (a pattern, a tech shift, a ship/fail, a conversation). Written to be evergreen.

**Signal Pages** (jackdemanche.com/signals/) are permanent reference pages. Rotate through Thursday's publication slot. Never promote the same page two weeks running.

A Monday observation or Wednesday craft take strong enough to warrant 800+ words becomes a Field Note, distributed Thursday. LinkedIn teases it Tuesday, Thursday post links to it.

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## Voice

**Precise Casual.** Sophisticated vocabulary, conversational register. First person, always. Direct over diplomatic. No em-dashes (Jack's explicit rule).

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## Link Rules

- **Post body:** NO links (LinkedIn throttles reach on body links)
- **First comment:** Links only when the linked artifact genuinely continues the conversation
- **Deep-links only:** Never homepage links
- **Pure commentary/hot-takes:** Stay link-free

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## Grounding Rule (CRITICAL)

Every post must be grounded in ONE OF:
- A published Signal Page or Field Note Jack owns
- A real external stimulus Jack has discussed or shipped
- Explicit user-provided text or guidance
- Real Everyday AI work, releases, or subscriber milestones

NEVER:
- Hallucinate projects or accomplishments
- Invent consulting work or client stories
- Make up feature releases or milestones
- Exaggerate or embellish real work

If a pillar is weak that week, the post doesn't run. No forced content.

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## What Jack Is Not

Not "the AEO guy." Not a generalist AI commentator. Not a tips account. Not reactive for the sake of being reactive. Not a hallucinator — everything is real and attributable.

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## Technical: Let It Rip Integration

All posts are drafted in the Let It Rip command center (letitrip.wtf):
- Status: `pending_review` (Jack reviews/edits in the portal)
- Scheduled times: **15:30 UTC** (10:30 AM EST) for consistent LinkedIn presence
- Card images: Required for every post (branded PNGs with hook text)
- First-comment links: Drafted in the post body, moved to first comment on approval

Approval happens in Let It Rip only — no other tools.

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## Cadence Status

**Weeks 1–4 (Sept 22 – Oct 19):** Pilot cadence, Jack provides explicit copy + Field Notes as they're published  
**Week 5+ (Oct 28 onward):** Repeating cycle, Hermes drafts from backlog + real work, Jack edits + approves in LIR

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## Everyday AI Content Cadence (Locked Sept 22, 2026)

**Monday Reset** (Mon 11:00 AM UTC)
- Pre-written 30-second nudge: one prompt + one link + one question
- Rotates through 4 issues stored in `~/Documents/github/ai-education-guide/content/emails/monday-reset-00X.json`
- No AI involved — human motivation, not generated

**Weekly Brief** (Wed 2:00 PM UTC / 10:00 AM EDT)
- AI-generated fresh from current news via Claude
- 3 stories + "what this means for you" per story + prompt-of-week + stat + closer
- Cron generates Wed 6am UTC → stores in KV → pushed to Let It Rip `pending_review` → Jack approves in LIR → publisher sends within 30 min

**Approval Location:** Let It Rip only (letitrip.wtf, Email tab). Never approve in the EAI admin portal.

**CRITICAL:** Never hand-draft a Weekly Brief unless the cron genuinely failed. They are AI-generated for freshness (current events = fresh signal). Missing required fields (intro, prompt, stat, closer) render as blanks on send.

hermes updates this doc as we learn things. edit freely.