Meet SharpSpring CRM founder Rick Carlson and see why his company is giving Infusionsoft and HubSpot a run for their money

http://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/sharpspring-crm

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• SharpSpring has taken the marketing automation world by storm
• Publicly traded on the NASDAQ with the symbol SHSP
• 150 employees
• Less than three years old
• #2 firm in 2.5 years
• 1,100 digital agencies offering the SharpSpring solution
• 5,000+ customers already served
• Built entirely on their own platform so it's focused and rooted on what a small business really needs
• Practical lead nurturing
• Integrated CRM with marketing automation
• Visitor ID (anoynmous web visitor identification)
• Dynamic email to adjust to the persona of the visitor
• Dynamic landing pages
  • Drag and drop
  • No developers needed
• Blogging tool with RSS
• Integrates with Saleforce and most every other CRM via API
• Works with Wordpress and other CMS platforms
• Dynamic forms
• Dynamic emails
• Dynamic lis building based on behavior
• Reverse IP lookup
• Lead scoring
• Behavior-based lead tracking
  • IMAP synchronization
  • Phone calls
  • Deal stages
  • Sales and marketing can finally get in sync
• About 1/3rd the cost of HubSpot
• No annual contracts
• Nice GUI and reporting
• Not just B2B.
• Integrates with most shopping carts
• Has a nice mobile app for their CRM
• Can send text messages to staff as part of a workflow to alert salespeople that a lead is hot