Digital Air Strike, the automotive social media and digital engagement company won the Red Herring Global Award. Digital Air Strike was recognized for its disruptive and innovative social marketing and consumer engagement platform.

The Red Herring Top 100 Global Award highlights the most exciting and game-changing private companies in the world. Digital Air Strike became eligible for the award after being named a Red Herring Top 100 North America winner and was named to the Red Herring Top 100 Global list after a year-long review of thousands of private companies worldwide and 600 finalists. Digital Air Strike is one of only two companies serving the trillion dollar global auto industry named a Red Herring Top 100 Global winner.

“The Red Herring Top 100 Global Award is a prestigious honor that highlights what to expect from us not only in the markets we serve but in the markets that are anticipating our expansion,” said Thom Brodeur, COO of Digital Air Strike. “I am very proud of the team that has gotten us to where we are today and where we will go in the future. Our technology and innovation set us apart and help not only Digital Air Strike but our thousands of clients grow and succeed.”

The Red Herring awards highlight promising start-ups and scale-ups with many of the award winners quickly being purchased by larger companies like Twitter and Symantec. Since 1996, Red Herring has kept tabs on up-and-comers. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

The Red Herring 100 Awards are considered one of the technology industry’s most prestigious honors.