Founder and President, Diboll & Associates
Marketing and Public Relations
As founder of Diboll & Associates Marketing
and Public Relations consulting, Alison Diboll brings 15 years of
communications expertise and strategic vision to the select group
of companies that comprise the agency's client roster. Diboll founded
Diboll & Associates in 1997 specifically to strengthen and grow
dynamic young companies in a range of industries, shaping their
communication direction through targeted guidance and outreach.
Diboll has achieved outstanding successes
for early-stage clients including Amazon.com's A9.com, CAPS, Certain
Software, Clear Ink, ConsumerReview.com, Dana Commercial Credit,
OpenShelf, Pay By Touch, Protégé, Red Rock Ventures, RxList, and
Silkstream, among others.
Clients have been recognized in local
and national media from The New York Times and San
Jose Mercury News, to Vogue and BusinessWeek,
to ABC Nightly News and CNN, honored with accolades
such as the "Upside Top 100" award, and sold at uptick valuation
thanks to strong identity and awareness.
In senior positions at agencies including
Edelman Worldwide in New York, Copithorne & Bellows and Connors
Communications, Diboll managed strategic program development and
tactical direction for Hewlett-Packard, Iomega, Golden Publishing,
and other noted corporations. Additional clients for whom Diboll
has created and led award-winning programs include Hertz, Kraft
Foods and Radio City Entertainment.
Diboll was honored with the prestigious
Public Relations Society of America Big Apple Award for excellence
in public relations, and is a frequent speaker at industry events
such as the SiliconValley.com Roundtable, IABC conferences, Women
in Communication and more.
Diboll earned a B.A. from the University
of Colorado and La Sorbonne in Paris. Actively involved in the Back
On Track student-mentoring program, Diboll also participates in
fund-raising activities for Outward Bound Scholarship Program and
other organizations. A native of New Orleans, Diboll now resides
in San Francisco.
