# SharpSpring Ads

> SharpSpring Ads is the retargeting business formerly known as Perfect Audience, built to help businesses and agencies reach previous website visitors through display and social advertising. Acquired by SharpSpring in 2019 and integrated into its marketing platform in 2021, it sits within the Constant Contact ownership chain and connects advertising with lead nurturing and campaign measurement.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Atlanta, United States
- **Founders:** Brad Flora (Co-founder and original CEO of Perfect Audience), Jordi Buller (Co-founder and original CTO of Perfect Audience; also named Jordan Buller in acquisition materials)
- **Products:** Perfect Audience, Perfect Product Retargeting, SharpSpring Ads
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2011 through the predecessor business., Acquired by Marin Software in June 2014., Perfect Audience assets acquired by SharpSpring in November 2019.

## Products & services

- **Perfect Audience** — Self-service display and social retargeting, audience segmentation, campaign management, and performance measurement; later renamed SharpSpring Ads.
- **Perfect Product Retargeting** — Historical dynamic product-ad service connecting Google Merchant Center product feeds to Facebook Exchange. The 2014 channel implementation should not be treated as a current feature specification.
- **SharpSpring Ads** — Retargeting integrated into SharpSpring marketing automation, with list targeting, lookalike audiences, automated lead targeting, attribution, and ROI reporting described at launch.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2011 through the predecessor business.
- Acquired by Marin Software in June 2014.
- Perfect Audience assets acquired by SharpSpring in November 2019.
- SharpSpring Ads integrated into the SharpSpring platform in Q1 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2021-09** — Constant Contact completed its acquisition of parent SharpSpring.
- **2023-03** — Agency partner Sharp Ahead announced the wider SharpSpring platform rebrand to Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM.
- **2024-06** — Landingi updated its SharpSpring Ads integration guide.
- **2026-10** — Research check: Constant Contact’s Lead Gen & CRM page continues to advertise retargeting ads. The historical SharpSpring Ads landing URL redirects to the broader SharpSpring homepage; this observation does not establish a standalone product relaunch or shutdown.

## Links

- Website: https://sharpspring.com/ads/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sharpspringads
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sharpspring
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SharpSpringInc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-02