SUNNYVALE, Calif. -

Digital Air Strike revealed Thursday it has been approved by a major domestic OEM as a certified reputation management partner.

General Motors’ dealers are now privy to a new reputation management package that the company contends “includes everything dealers need to monitor consumer reviews and leverage customer feedback.”

Offering her take on the news, Alexi Venneri, co-founder, chief marketing officer and chief operating officer-social media of Digital Air Strike said, “We are pleased that General Motors has recognized the importance of online reputation management as a part of overall customer satisfaction.

“It has been a pleasure to work with hundreds of GM dealers through social media to engage with more consumers and we look forward to helping many more dealers manage their online reputation,” she added.

Digital Air Strike also offered the following list, which includes unique company program enhancements available to GM dealers:

—Monitoring all online review sites including top sites such as Yelp, Cars.com, Edmunds, Google+ Local, Yahoo Local, and more.

—Testimonial feed widget to showcase positive reviews and positive survey comments on dealership websites, Facebook pages, blogs and social media toolbars.

—Enhanced Yelp Page: blocks competitor ads, exclusive ability to add offers, dynamic photo reel, “About Us” page and more.

—Enhanced Yelp Mobile Site with check-in offer feature.

—Real-time automotive social media mobile dashboard app.

—Fully managed social media sites to increase engagement, build increase likers/followers and drive more traffic to the dealership’s website.

—A dedicated social media/reputation management specialist to help dealers follow up with more customers and increase overall satisfaction.

The company also shared that qualifying dealers are also eligible for reimbursement for these services under the GM iMR (In-Market Retail) Turnkey Program in which GM reimburses dealerships for a portion of eligible local advertising and marketing costs incurred from approved vendors.

And it seems some GM dealers are already expressing their enthusiasm for the partnership:

“Digital Air Strike’s reputation management solution is amazing! They generate dozens of positive reviews and we love how the reviews get more visibility through their Facebook app and website widget,” said Jerome Holtz, president of Holtz Motors, which operates a Chevrolet store in Hales Corners, Wisc., near Milwaukee.

“Digital Air Strike’s 24/7 monitoring and rapid review responses help us maintain an outstanding reputation, which we rely upon to attract more car buyers,” added Melissa Battle, Internet sales director at Jupiter Chevrolet in Garland, Texas, northeast of Dallas. 

For more information about Digital Air Strike, the new GM Reputation Management program, and the GM iMR Turnkey Program, call (888) 714-5764, email gmrep@digitalairstrike.com or visit http://gmrm.digitalairstrike.com/.