Astonish Announces its Make-A-Wish Pledge Drive for December

Warwick, RI, 12/03/12 – Astonish, a leading digital marketing solutions and sales training provider for insurance agencies, today announced its annual Make-A-Wish pledge drive for December. During the month, it will donate $1,000 to Make-A-Wish of Central and Northern Florida for every new customer acquired.

The company will also encourage its clients to donate by downloading and filling out a special pledge card in the Virtual Profit Center because it’s never too early to start giving by granting the wish of children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Last year, Astonish and friends of Astonish were able to grant the wish of a four-year-old named Matthew who wanted to redecorate his room into a Disney’s Cars-themed room. Matthew experienced pure joy when seeing not only his walls and bed decorated in the new theme, but also new toys, clothes, and even a cake with the Cars theme.

The company also granted the wish of a 16-year-old named David who wished to visit Zion National Park in Utah. David battles a life-threatening blood disorder therefore often had to forgo outdoor adventures. Traveling to the beautiful canyons and hiking some trials in the Utah Park uplifted David’s spirits. Stories like these make Astonish proud to be part of such an initiative.

This holiday season the company encourages clients and all members of the public to donate other items often wished by children with life-threatening diseases, including LEGOs, movies, gift cards, markers, and more. To see a complete list of acceptable items go here.

Contact Krystle McEachron at 407-967-1247 or krystle(at)astonish(dot)com for more information.

About Astonish:

Astonish is on a mission to change its clients’ lives by changing their business. The company firmly believes the local distribution channel is the greatest asset of the insurance industry and is dedicated to helping this channel (including insurance agencies, firms, and individuals) adapt to the modern landscape of the Internet consumers in order to thrive and not get left behind.

For over half a decade, Astonish has been the leader in providing digital marketing solutions for the insurance industry. Since 2006, Astonish has built a complete insurance marketing system. The Astonish system leverages three main arenas to help their clients grow: digital marketing, coaching and training, and the Virtual Profit Center.

At the core of the Astonish system is the Virtual Profit Center (VPC). Astonish designed and developed this proprietary software as an advanced automated Customer Relationship Marketing/Management tool (CRM) specifically for the insurance industry.

Astonish was founded by Adam DeGraide, CEO; Tim Sawyer, President; and John Boudreau, COO. It is headquartered in Rhode Island, with an office in Orlando, Florida. The company employs just over 100 employees and has marketing and sales representatives in more than 20 states.

Astonish was recently ranked 267^th on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies in the U.S.