John Nolie

Burgeoning kid’s cross-platform network, batteryPOP has added youth brand sales veteran John Nolie as VP of Digital Ad Sales and Business Development. Formerly VP of Digital Ad Sales for Saban Brands, John will spearhead the initiative to secure strategic partnerships with youth entertainment brands and expand the premium youth content featured on the batteryPOP network.

“We are excited to bring John on board as the next step in the evolution of batteryPOP.  This addition will fuel our continued growth, allowing us to add more engaging content to the network and forge new partnerships, while keeping what kids want to watch top of mind,” states batteryPOP Co-Founder & CEO Greg Alkalay. “We are looking forward to partnering with more great kids properties in an effort to elevate the space holistically across partner sites, platforms, content creators, brands and advertisers alike,” adds Nolie.

With a diversified background developing omni-channel advertising campaigns for a variety of brands, Nolie has over 10 years of digital ad sales and business development experience. Most recently, he handled digital ad sales and business development across the Saban Brands entities, which includes such popular kids franchises as Power Rangers, Digimon, Paul Frank and youth content aggregator Zui.com. His expertise encompasses strategic partnerships, online advertising, media planning and buying and integrated advertising campaigns across multiple channels. Previously, he held a wide range of sales and marketing positions, including roles at Fox News Channel and Time Inc. where he worked across titles including People, Time and Real Simple, working with numerous advertisers to reach audiences across print, digital, social and mobile platforms. A New York native and San Diego resident, Nolie holds a B.A. in Marketing from the State University of New York College (SUNY.)

About batteryPOP

batteryPOP is a brand new cross platform network for kids, providing original, aggregated and branded content for K6-11 and family audiences, delivered across mobile/tablet, desktop, and connected TV.

Founded by two Nickelodeon veterans, batteryPOP features short form web series from a variety of creators, presented in a safe, engaging setting, and puts kids in charge by allowing their votes and feedback to reach the show creators directly. More than anything, batteryPOP is dedicated to harnessing the power of kids for an experience like they’ve never had before!