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• Plug-and-Play Design: Gain access to a free, secure, & private internet
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March 4, 2021 6 min read

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As an entrepreneur, you can grow your business exponentially through the power of personalized marketing and laser-focused messaging. Laser-targeted sales messaging allows you to cut through the noise in a world where consumers are bombarded with information overload.

Delivering highly relevant and personalized messages is one way of forging long-lasting customer relationships that will drive loyalty and sales in the long run. The key to effective personalization is strong segmentation. Begin by correctly identifying your most important target audience, and focus on creating messages that will resonate with them and bring value to them.

What is personalized marketing? This is a data-driven marketing technique that helps foster relationships with your customers on an individual level.

Take note that marketing personalization is a two-way street. The customer provides signals through digital behavior, such as online browsing, posting on social media and purchases. The company responds to the signal by sending the customer a timely and relevant message called a trigger.

By analyzing the digital behavior of your target audience, you will gain valuable insights that can guide your marketing personalization efforts. This information can help you identify what works and what doesn’t in terms of marketing tactics and messages.

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Children’s books on a shelf. Image: James Maloney/Liverpool Echo

Submitted by Reading Borough Council

Ahead of World Book Day tomorrow (March 4), Reading Library Service in Reading, Berkshire is encouraging children of all ages to come together to share the joy of reading for pleasure.

This year’s theme is ‘Share a Story.’ A specially commissioned ‘story hunt’ from local storyteller, John Kirk, will be available online, with a medieval themed tale featuring Reading Abbey, also in celebration of the Abbey’s 900th anniversary this year.

Any children’s books borrowed from Central, Caversham or Tilehurst Libraries during March will include a World Book Day token (whilst stocks last). The £1 book tokens can then be swapped for one of the free books available from participating booksellers or used to get £1 off any full price book or audiobook.

Although the tokens are valid until March 28, given the current lockdown restrictions, participating booksellers will honour the tokens beyond this date while stocks last.

Titles available include ‘There’s a Wolf in your book’ by Tom Fletcher, ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ by Julia Donaldson, ‘The River Whale’ by Sita Brahmachari, ‘Protect the Planet’ by Jess French and ‘Skulduggery Pleasant’ by Derek Landy. You can see the full list of books available here.

There is also a reminder of the huge range of free children’s eBooks, eAudio and eMagazines available online via Reading’s online library. View the CloudLibrary children’s bookshelf here.

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A. K. Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name is a stunning debut fantasy about a young priestess sentenced to die, who at the last minute escapes her fate only to become an assassin for the wizard who saved her.

How it works: Subscribers to the Tor.com eBook Club get a free sci-fi/fantasy book periodically throughout the year just by signing up with a valid email address. You’ll get an email when the download window is open.

This week, the Tor.com eBook Club is offering The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood.

Csorwe is an orc. She is devout in her service and worship to The Unspoken One; that shuddering power whose presence emanates from the void in the heart of the mountain.

The Unspoken One—or perhaps just its disciples—chooses how and when Csorwe will die. The knowledge is considered a kind of twisted reassurance.

She does not want it.

And so Csorwe’s story begins.

The Unspoken Name is available from March 2, 12:01 AM ET to Match 5, 11:59 PM ET

Note: If you’re having issues with the sign-up or download process, please email [email protected].

[Note for Apple Users: iOS 13 changed where your download goes. They’re now either in your iCloud account or within a Downloads folder within Safari (the down-arrow icon in the top right). More
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WESTERN Australian growers and agriculture industry representatives can access the latest information about soil fertility and soilborne diseases in a new digital publication Soil Quality: 5 Soil Biology.

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and SoilsWest – a research partnership between The University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) – worked together to publish the free ebook.

Soil Quality: 5 Soil Biology is the fifth in a series of ebooks produced by SoilsWest, which focuses on soil quality for WA and includes current knowledge on best practice soil techniques in an easy-to-navigate format.

SoilsWest director and co-author of the book, UWA associate professor Frances Hoyle, said the publication would appeal to students, growers, consultants and academics.

“There is a growing interest in the role of microorganisms in the soil that support key functions which underpin agriculture and other land related activities,” professor Hoyle said.

“Soil is the building-blocks of what we eat, so for the agriculture sector to continue to thrive, it is important to explore ways to maintain and enhance our soil for future generations.”

UWA professor Daniel Murphy said the ebook outlined the multifunctional role of soil and its inhabitants.

“It includes information on beneficial and disease-causing organisms and the influence of the environment and management on soil habitats which impacts soil production and resilience,” professor Murphy said.

“The book features short videos and
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