It’s pretty simple. You either don’t know what to do or you don’t do what you know you’re supposed to do—a deficiency of knowledge or a deficiency of execution.

This post is compliments of Astonish Results

You find the cell phone of your dreams, and after mulling over the cost, you’re eager to buy. You walk up to the counter, fork over your debit card and begin peeling off the protective plastic–that baby is officially yours. But before you even have a chance to check out the games on your new phone, the sales guy hits you with the question every cell phone user dreads: “Would you like insurance for your phone?”

After shelling out a hundred bucks for a new phone, it may seem silly not pay a few dollars per month to insure it. But is cell phone insurance really worth it?

Sometimes we take for granted the beautiful area we live in. With this warm weather hopefully here to stay Bucci Insurance encourages you to get out in Rhode Island and enjoy everything it has to offer! Staying active can even reduce your life insurance costs!

For most college students across the country this time of year marks the end of the spring semester, which means FINALS and endless amounts of work to finish! As you can imagine this is quite a stressfull time especially with the weather getting nice. Bucci thought we would share some stress busters to help make the end of the semester less painful.

1. Avoid stressful people.

Stress actually is contagious. During exam week, resist the urge to have a study session with your super-tense friend. Her stress will only add to your stress.

2. Eat healthy and exercise.

This seems like a no-brainer, but it’s a wonder how many people forget it. Skip the sugar, which will make you crash, and go for snacks like granola bars, healthy cereal or fruits and veggies to keep your blood sugar stable. If you’re studying for a long period of time, eat some protein too. Also, try to get some form of exercise. Even a 10 minute walk will leave you calmer and more focused.

3. Just say NO.

I don’t mean to drugs, although I’m not recommending them either. What you need to say no to are the people who want to take up your time. There will probably be a friend who needs to talk to you for hours about her life, or a party the night before your final, and if you say yes, you’ll probably be tempted to blow off studying.

4. Force yourself to take breaks.

For every hour or so that you work, take a 10 or 15 minute break. Let yourself do whatever you want for those 10-15 mins, then start working again. This gives your brain a little rest and will help keep you more focused when you are actually doing work.

5 Visualize it all going right.

This is actually my favorite tip of all, even though it sounds kind of nuts. Imagine yourself taking the test and feeling confident that you know all the information. Picture getting all of the answers right, and focus on how relaxed you feel. Then picture the A on your test paper. When you imagine a happy ending, that’s often what happens, because you make the decisions that lead to it without even realizing.

6. If you’ve studied all you can, get up your confidence!

When test-time rolls around, it’s time to get yourself into confidence mode. You’ve prepared as much as you could, and now it’s time to ace the test. The tip here is to do whatever works to convince yourself you are going to do really well.

Good luck to all the students in Rhode Island, we know you will ace your exams!

Do you have the world’s best mom, but your not sure how to honor her on this special day? Don’t worry your not alone, with the help of gifts.com we complied some great ways to show your mom how much you appreciate her.

Gifts are not the only way to show mom how much you care, breakfast in bed and a hand made card goes a long way. However, if you are the gift giving type then your in luck becuase we have got some great ideas.

1. Personalized stepping stones for a mother who loves to garden

2. Eco-friendly pans coupled with a personalized cutting board for a mom who loves to cook and help the environment

3. Family Photo Tree

4. Spa Basket

5. Special rings, necklaces, and bracelts

However you choose to celebrate, remember motherhood is a 365 day a year job. We should let Mom know on a regular basis how much we appreciate her efforts. It’s never the wrong time to wash the dishes, make dinner, pamper Mom, or give Mom a poem. Bucci Insurance Group wishes you a happy Mother’s Day!

After Bucci Insurance Group’s Social Media Seminar last week many attendees were excited about the new ways they learned to leverage social media to increase business. The only problem however, is many guests were not even at the step where they had established social media sites. This video contains a tutorial explaining how to create a business facebook page and important information that should be included on your page.

Hope it helps, looking forward to “liking” your business Facebook page in the near future!

Our second annual social media was a success! Tim Sawyer of Astonish Results took the stage once again to impart some of his simple secrets to generating success for your small business via social media. Michelle Meenagh, a partner of Bucci Insurance and owner of Pic the Spot Photography was present taking some great photos.

As usual Tim engaged the audience with his exciting and inspirational nature. His primary message to attendees focused on the power in working together.  “This is the new community, but we have to stick together.” We’ve heard it said before there power in numbers, local businesses need to work together!

Google loves two things, time and back-links. Back-links increase search results, which generates more traffic to you and your partners websites, according to Tim Sawyer, “it’s a win, win for everyone.”

Bucci Insurance Group thanks Astonish Results, Radisson Airport Hotel, and all those in attendance who made this event a success. We look forward to working together in the coming years and can’t wait for next years seminar. Stay tuned for tutorials on building your own facebook page and other social media sites.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Stanley Reuter owner of Allegra Printing, located in East Greenwhich, Rhode Island. His friendly personality and love for what he does made the interview enjoyable and interesting.

Allegra is a member of the Allegra Network, a leading franchise comprised of more than 600 convenient locations throughout North America. They are equipped to provide a complete solution for virtually any communications challenge you are facing, using advanced techniques and technology that are sure to save you time and money. Allegra printing is also expanding to offer marketing services, which will allow customers to achieve their branding and printing goals all in one place! This change falls directly in line with Allegra’s core value, as your needs transform, so will Allegra.

It is apparent based upon the video that Allegra Printing always has the customers benefit in mind and prides themselves on outstanding customer service. According to Reuter his passion in the business is helping customers and he still gets a thrill out of getting orders, even after 20 years.

Bucci Insurance Group applauds our local Rhode Islander Stanley Reuter and his team at Allegra printing for all their hard work and success and wishes him the best of luck in the future!

Are you looking for something fun to do in Rhode Island or are you a die hard Paw Sox fan? Well, either way your in luck, the Pawtucket Rhode Paw Sox first home game is Thursday, April 7th, 7:05pm.

The PawSox will play their 2011 season-opener at McCoy Stadium on Thursday, April 7th against the Rochester Red Wings at 7:05 pm. The 2011 season starts with a brief 2-game homestand against Rochester on April 7 & April 8, both at 7:05 pm.

Get excited for the game and join the Pawsox for their Welcome Home Luncheon. The PawSox, EP Chamber of Commerce and the Northern RI Chamber of Commerce cordially invite all PawSox fans to the Annual Pawtucket Red Sox “Welcome Home” Luncheon that will be held on Wednesday, April 6th at 12:00 Noon at Kirkbrae Country Club.

Haven’t gotten tickets yet? That’s ok we have two free tickets for you, be the first to tell us who the Paw Sox starting pitcher is on facebook and the tickets are yours! Bucci Insurance Group hopes you enjoy the game!

Astonish Results, a leading insurance digital marketing provider, focused on helping insurance agencies FIND, SELL and KEEP more customers profitably. Agencies look to Astonish Results because they know change is needed but don’t always know where to start.

Their system provides a number of tools that can be used to varying degrees, but all of them help agencies compete with direct writers on the Internet. Email marketing, CRM tools, website design, social media construction and strategy, SEM and SEO services, training, operations consulting, valuation and content creation are the core tools.

Currently, Astonish Results operates two offices, the main headquarters in Warwick, RI and a second office in Orlando, FL. Astonish represents close to 250 insurance agencies from nearly every U.S. state, including Alaska and Hawaii.

As a testament to their outstanding service and credibility, Astonish was listed as one of the top 100 private companies in 2009. Astonish was also selected as the number one fastest-growing private company and number one fast growing technology company in Rhode Island by the Providence Business News, Book of Business Lists 2010.

Bucci Insurance turned to Astonish in 2009 to improve business utilizing the vast amount of online tools available. “Since Bucci’s website went live in January 2010, we have seen great success both in business and in establishing ourselves in the Internet marketing community” said Tony Bucci, owner and founder of Bucci Insurance Group. I have had the pleasure of working with various Astonish employees, who have all been readily available and more than helpful when needed. They are truly a passionate and insightful crew, who are in it to help you.

Astonish Results President, Tim Sawyer, is a major asset to this fast growing company. His energy engages audiences all over the country; we were privileged enough to have him impart his knowledge at our social media seminar last year. He will be speaking again this year and I know we are all looking forward to exciting informational presentation.

If you are interested in pursuing digital marketing strategies to improve your business join Bucci Insurance Group and Astonish Results, Thursday, April 7th at the Radisson in Warwick for a free social media seminar and networking event from 5-8pm.