Bright Kestrel

Marketing consultant for small businesses. We help with strategy, email marketing, social media management...and more!

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

An oldie but a goodie post harkening back to a simpler time before AI...but still more true than ever.

https://t.co/yzNy2Z9UuT

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

Wishing you all the best in 2026! Happy New Year.

[Wetterschneider @Stretchedwiener]

Thank you Jeff, for solving the mystery of why people interested in making toys no longer visit my website.

It was a puzzle why, recently, traffic fell to zero - since my website had always been a helpful resource to answer questions about toy making.

The interested individuals would read a few Q and A's and often email me and I could work with them to make toys.

Now all that is gone. I didn't know where it went or why it disappeared.

It's because you scraped my website and used my work to build an AI based system that cuts me off.

Thanks!

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

Interesting take.

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

So, folks, what is your unpopular take on #AI and @grok in particular?

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

He's got a new way of traveling, don't you know? https://t.co/OBI3FXWqY6

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

Still true! (I'm a better guitar player these many years later, but still not ready for the limelight.)

https://t.co/gEhprqRJKc

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

We get so wrapped up in the technical aspects of "big data" that we forget it must be used to better know and serve our customer. All else is folly.

[Ninja Forms @NinjaForms]

Want a new MacBook this holiday season?

We’re giving that and more away!

https://t.co/Kp9tohSQdT

Details are in the blog post.

#HappyHolidays

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

First person that comes to mind when you see this logo?

[Ryan Gallagher @rj_gallagher]

NEW: Senior Google scientist resigns over plan to launch censored search engine in China. "I view our intent to capitulate to censorship & surveillance demands in exchange for access to the Chinese market as a forfeiture of our values," he says: https://t.co/f01U6tcx5B

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

If you have an old Symantec-related certificate it's probably time to update. Chrome and Firefox will distrust them very soon.

https://t.co/bI2b7uoM8F

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

Apparently Google Ads and rest of us English speakers don't have the same definition of "exact." 🤔

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

It's true, all of it.

[Lake Communicators @LCommunicators]

Parting words from @JohnVenen: "Have fun." From @CLE_Steve: "Engage in your audience in a way that's true to who you are. From @antelogarusic: "Something makes you different. Something makes you special. Find what that is and keep tweeting." #Inside #Outside #AllAround #TheLand

[Matt Keough @MattKeough]

Steve Gleydura (editor @ClevelandMag ) has infectious passion for his and the magazine's mission. He's speaking at @LCommunicators Inside, Outside, All Around the Land seminar.

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

Great practical photo and social media tips from John Venen from @LakeMetroparks at the @LCommunicators seminar.

[Lake Communicators @LCommunicators]

.@JohnVenen: Think about the face of your business. "It's the personal touch that draws people in." #OHMarComm #LakeComms

[Lake Communicators @LCommunicators]

.@antelogarusic with some words of encouragement: "You could be selling plastic shower curtain rings" ... as long as you offer something unique and market it well, you will be successful.

[Adentro @AdentroMktg]

From menu planning and managing staff to taking the recycling out and fixing toilets, you’ve done it all. You still need to carve out a small bit of time for marketing. It will go a long way.

https://t.co/VPuLQXivOO

[Bright Kestrel @BrightKestrel]

ICYMI: Bright Kestrel opts out of selling adult oriented domains.
https://t.co/vOKN3VY0KM