THE STYLE NETWORK NAMES NICOLE SABATINI SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING

Style Network

LOS ANGELES – October 5, 2011 – NBCUniversal has appointed Nicole Sabatini to Senior Vice President, Marketing for The Style Network.  A leading marketing strategist, Sabatini will oversee all marketing activities in support of Style’s brand vision and growth, including Consumer Marketing, Ad Sales Marketing, Digital & New Media and Brand Partnerships.  In this new role, Sabatini will report to Salaam Coleman Smith, President, The Style Network.

“Nicole is an excellent addition to the leadership team,” said Coleman Smith. "Her drive, innovation, and creative approach to marketing, digital, and strategic partnerships will be of huge value to Style as we build upon our record breaking growth."

Since 2007, Sabatini served as Vice President of Ad Sales, Marketing for Bravo Media.  Her responsibilities included implementing strategic and innovative multiplatform initiatives to generate ad sales revenue and creating the upfront strategy and core position planning for the network.  She devised the annual trade marketing plan, which resulted in four consecutive years of double digit revenue growth while exceeding annual revenue goals. In addition, Sabatini handled trade advertising and oversaw network industry events, including the first ever live multi-market upfront event in 2011 anchored around the “Top Chef All-Stars” finale.  Previously, Sabatini was at Nickelodeon as Vice President, New Business Development Integrated Marketing & Partnerships, where she developed integrated marketing opportunities for new business and non-endemic categories.  Sabatini began her illustrious career as a media buyer and planner at Harmelin Media before joining AOL/Time Warner to handle promotions marketing.

A graduate of Villanova, Sabatini resides in Los Angeles, having recently relocated from New York City.

About The Style Network

The Style Network is the destination for women 18-49 with a passion for the best in relatable, inspiring and transformational lifestyle programming. Style currently counts nearly 75 million cable and satellite subscribers and is the fastest growing women’s networks in the U.S.  Mystyle.com keeps women up-to-date on all of the latest fashion and beauty news on the web. Style’s popular series include “Ruby,” “Giuliana & Bill,” “Tia & Tamera,” “Jerseylicious,” “Big Rich Texas,” “Clean House,” “Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane,” “How Do I Look?” “Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back” and “Whose Wedding is it Anyway?” The Style Network is a network of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.
THE STYLE NETWORK NAMES NICOLE SABATINI SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING