Comcast Spotlight Promotes Lucette Mercer To Vice President, Sales Research

Company Veteran to Lead Research for Advertising Sales Division of Comcast Cable

Company Veteran to Lead Research for Advertising Sales Division of Comcast Cable

NEW YORK – July 14, 2008 – Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, announced today that it has promoted Lucette Mercer to Vice President, Sales Research.

In her new role, Mercer will be responsible for overseeing the company’s research initiatives. She will lead the development of a business unit providing Comcast Spotlight research teams with presentation, resource and tool optimization as well as customizable training materials designed to increase the level of expertise among the company’s research departments and significantly improve the support provided to its sales teams. In her new role, she will be based in the company’s Denver office and will report to Hank Oster, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Comcast Spotlight

“Comcast Spotlight is now an integral part of the television advertising marketplace, providing multi-platform marketing solutions for advertisers,” said Oster. “Lucette’s outstanding leadership, her knowledge of our platforms and products and her deep understanding of the sales research needs of our national and field sales force make her uniquely qualified to lead this effort.”

Mercer joined Comcast Spotlight in 1999, most recently serving as Senior Director of Research and Marketing for the company’s West Division. She previously served as Research Manager for Comcast Spotlight’s Colorado and Wyoming markets and as an Account Executive for the company’s regional ad sales team in Denver.

Prior to joining the cable industry, Mercer spent 14 years working in broadcast television and ad sales in Denver at KCNC-TV and KMGH-TV, and in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, at WBNB-TV. Mercer is a graduate of Smith College.

About Comcast Spotlight
Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, helps put the power of cable to use for local, regional and national advertisers. It is focused on providing multi-platform marketing solutions to reach audiences most effectively and efficiently. Headquartered in New York with offices throughout the country, Comcast Spotlight has a presence in nearly 90 markets with approximately 30 million owned and represented subscribers. Comcast Spotlight is a trademark of Comcast Cable. For more information, visit www.comcastspotlight.com.

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