GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SharpSpring, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHSP), a global provider of cloud-based marketing technologies, received the “Business Impact Leader of the Year” award by the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce.

Recipients of the Business Impact Award have demonstrated a strong and positive impact in advancing the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce’s mission to facilitate economic prosperity, business growth and community progress through leadership and collaboration.

“We are honored to be recognized for the impactful contributions we are making to the city of Gainesville and the surrounding communities,” said Rick Carlson, SharpSpring CEO. “This award reflects the tremendous progress we have made over the last year growing our organization and scaling our world-class marketing automation platform. With the number of businesses using our platform now totaling more than 3,000, we are accelerating our growth and, at the same time, building a stronger and more economically enriched community here in Gainesville, as well as other communities around the world.”

About SharpSpring, Inc.
SharpSpring, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHSP) is a rapidly growing, global provider of cloud-based marketing and email software solutions, ranging from marketing automation to scalable transactional email, email marketing, and mobile marketing services. The company’s product lines, which include SharpSpring, SMTP and GraphicMail, are known for their innovation, flexible architecture, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness — all backed by high-quality, multilingual customer support. Learn more at www.sharpspring.com, www.smtp.com, and www.graphicmail.com. (SharpSpring, Inc. was formerly known as SMTP, Inc., and traded under the symbol NASDAQ: SMTP.)

Company Contact:
Edward Lawton
Chief Financial Officer
617-500-0122
ir@smtp.com
Investor Relations:
Liolios Group, Inc.
Matt Glover or Najim Mostamand
949-574-3860
SHSP@liolios.com