Alexi Venneri with Digital Air Strike E19
Digital Air Strike is the leading social media, intelligent lead response, and consumer engagement technology company helping more than 5,000 businesses increase consumer response and conversions in digital and social media environments while generating measurable ROI.
A pioneer in digital response, social media marketing and online reputation management solutions, Digital Air Strike deploys industry specific mobile apps, software, intelligent messaging and managed service platforms to monitor, engage, improve and manage consumer interactions for businesses in the United States, Canada and 33 additional countries, including working with seven of the largest automotive manufacturers.
Alexi Venneri co-founded Digital Air Strike, the award-winning consumer experience technology company that works with over 5,000 franchised businesses, eight of the top ten automotive manufacturers and all top dealer groups.
She has over 20 years of technology experience. Prior positions include President of Auto Media/Blue Flame 6 (part of The Van Tuyl Automotive Group), VP of Marketing, PR & Investor Relations at DealerTrack (member of the executive leadership team that took company public in 2005), CMO at Who’s Calling (grew company from inception to 75M revenue before being acquired by UCS/Reynolds & Reynolds) and Director of Marketing for the Major League Baseball team the Seattle Mariners. Alexi is an accomplished public speaker and author of the best-selling book Balls! Six Rules for Winning the Business Game.
Alexi has a Bachelor of Art in Marketing from the University of Calgary and is an accredited trainer at the University of Washington as well as The Pacific Institute. She supports numerous charitable organizations and works closely with nonprofit organizations that rescue and rehabilitate animals.
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