This Side Up Become New Zealand's First Platinum SharpSpring Partner! (1 minute read)

Many companies this year faced a turning point and presented a real test for business owners here both in New Zealand and around the world. A lot of people will tell you all of the negatives about 2020, but we wanted to share with you one of our biggest achievements for this year!

We are proud to announce that we are now New Zealand’s first and only SharpSpring Platinum Certified partners. Having already achieved SharpSpring Gold Certification earlier in the year, we are now able to provide even more opportunities and support for our SharpSpring clients. This is a great milestone and a real testament to our team’s knowledge and experience within SharpSpring.

“We met all of the requirements of the platinum tier of the certification programme, demonstrating an exceptional level of expertise in marketing automation and the platform. With this certification, our agency is now more equipped to help our clients drive qualified leads, convert more of those leads to sales, and optimise the ROI of their marketing campaigns,” says Steve Crowe, This Side Up Managing Director.

As an agency, we love to cater to our client's needs and this has seen us getting involved with a variety of CRM tools and marketing automation. However, at the start of 2020 we decided to go all-in and incorporate marketing automation into our existing digital media and marketing services.

None of us could have predicted what lay ahead this year, but consequently, we had been left with a bit more ‘thinking time’ to focus on developing this new service. And because of this pandemic, marketing automation and email marketing has become more important than ever for communicating with your customers and keeping people up to date with your business.

Digital marketing is ever-evolving and we needed a platform that could enable us to leverage data that drives leads and conversions. There is an abundance of marketing automation tools available, but we have found SharpSpring to be the ideal solution. With all the functionality of enterprise CRM tools at just a fraction of the price, it was the perfect choice for someone looking to progress from something a bit more basic like MailChimp, Campaign Monitor or Active Campaign.

We are excited to showcase our expertise and deep understanding of SharpSpring to help deliver the best results for our clients. With this new level of certification comes a lot of amazing opportunities, and we can not wait to bring you on this journey with us. SharpSpring is such a powerful tool when implemented into your digital marketing strategy, and with such a great team right behind you, this could be exactly what you need to push your digital strategy to new heights.

“Agencies that are leaders in marketing automation are also far more likely to become leaders in the digital marketing industry,” said Rick Carlson, CEO of 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.”

SharpSpring is packed full of features including a CRM tool, email editor, landing page editor, native forms, workflows, visitor ID, chatbots, blogs, marketing analytics, social planners, custom reports, sales pipelines, dynamic content and so much more! And with their native integrations with Pie Sync and Zapier you can be sure SharpSpring will plug and play with other platforms you are already using.

If your business is interested in finding out more about how SharpSpring can help you grow, get in touch with us today!