Our Senior Team

AmpersandMC is a boutique marketing consultancy specialising in marketing strategy, communications and creative design, based in Subiaco.

With a team of specialised consultants, AmpersandMC manages a variety of events and communications related activities for a number of clients in Australia and New Zealand, acting as a dedicated outsourced marketing department as and when required.

Meet our senior team below!

Alison Balch
Marketeer in Chief

After working towards a Bachelor of Business in Marketing and PR, and undertaking an MBA in Integrated Marketing Communications, Ali has gained over 11 years experience in a field she is still in love with to this day. Focused on business development and strategic marketing, Ali says she has an ‘unhealthy yet beneficial’ fascination with the world of online marketing.

Passions & Expertise:

Strategic marketing
Media communications
Campaign development
Customer experience
Consumer psychology and neuromarketing
Digital marketing and website creation
Schmoozing and networking

Gabby Mannella
Marketing Manager

Having completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Advertising and PR, Gabby went on to spend the first few years of her career working with some of the big boys in agency land. There, she gained valuable experience across a number of different areas through her career including account management, strategic planning, and social media management. And after a couple of magical years with us, we couldn’t imagine life without her! Gabby’s clients are constantly raving about her ability to “just make it happen” with a smile on her face and a song in her heart. Literally… she’s full of good tunes!

Passions & Expertise

Project management
Team management and coordination
Marketing strategy development and implementation
Consumer behaviour and target market development
Campaign development and implementation
Working with creatives and suppliers

Alison Collier
Graphic Design Guru

As our Graphic Design guru, Ali-D brings her own unique style to the team, as well as an impressive talent for translating our hectic brainstorms, sketches and scribbles. In the 3.5 years she’s been with us, we’ve seen our ‘Ali D’ blossom from a junior designer fresh out of study into an incredibly talented specialist in her field. Our clients are constantly amazed by the work she produces and how she is just able to “click” with their look and feel, putting her energy into understanding the vision and values of a business and translating these into visual art. Ali has a passion for branding and identity, bringing projects to life in a way that is on-brand and visually exciting.

Passions & Expertise:

Brand Identity
Branding collateral
Web design and user experience
Online and offline marketing material