Akuting Becomes the First Canadian Company to Receive Gold Certification in SharpSpring Partner Certification Program

Montreal, August 1, 2018 — Akuting, a provider of Sales and Marketing Optimization solutions, became the first Canadian company to obtain Gold-Level Certification in SharpSpring’s partner certification program. Through this program, SharpSpring, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHSP), a global provider of cloud-based marketing and email software solutions, empowers its partners to become experts in marketing automation and rewards top performers with referrals, certification badges and additional resources.

Akuting met all of the requirements within the Gold tier of the certification program, demonstrating an exceptional level of expertise in marketing automation and the SharpSpring platform. With this certification, Akuting is more equipped to help clients drive qualified leads, convert more of those leads to sales, and optimize the ROI of their marketing campaigns. “Canada is an important market for SharpSpring, and we are excited to have Akuting as a gold-certified agency partner in the Eastern-Canada region. Agencies that are leaders in marketing automation are also far more likely to become leaders in the digital marketing industry,” said Koertni Adams, director at SharpSpring. “When a partner goes the extra mile to obtain this level of certification, we know they truly understand the value of marketing automation and that they’re committed to driving the highest results for their clients.”

Akuting has successfully implement SharpSpring with many large and small organizations, including Morneau Shepell, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, Voyages Traditours, Edikom and Quovim C3. «Akuting has been instrumental in helping us better understand our buyers’ journey and automating our sales and marketing processes to reach our goals.” said David Bassin, Senior Vice-President at Morneau Shepell. According to Mélissa Duhamel, Director Business Development, Marketing and Communications at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, “Akuting provided us with a dedicated, flexible and efficient service, which enabled us to implement SharpSpring with minimal effort.”

“Marketing Automation used to only be accessible to large organizations. SharpSpring is a feature-rich platform, yet extremely usable, at a third of the cost of competitive solutions. This enables us to quickly deliver outstanding value with our clients,” said Frédéric Brosseau, President and Founder of Akuting.

Akuting Services inc. helps innovative companies accelerate their growth by assisting in the digital transformation of the client experience and the optimization of Sales and Marketing process. Learn more at www.akuting.com.

SharpSpring, Inc. (SHSP) is a rapidly growing, global provider of cloud-based marketing automation solutions that enable businesses to improve lead generation and engagement to drive more sales. SharpSpring is known for its innovation, flexible architecture, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness — all backed by high-quality, multilingual customer support. Learn more at www.sharpspring.com.

Company Contact

Frédéric Brosseau
President
(514) 703-1159
frederic.brosseau@akuting.com