Association Vision was founded in 2000 by Al Rickard, CAE, a 30-year veteran of the association community. He spent 20 years in senior-level communications positions with ASAE, the former Greater Washington Society of Association Executives, Destination Marketing Association International, Grocery Manufacturers Association, and the Snack Food Association before launching Association Vision.

The experience and contacts gained in these roles helped create a communication company that has provided publishing, public relations, and marketing services to more than 100 associations and corporations.

Association Vision operates with a business model that focuses resources on client service instead of company overhead, which translates into more value for clients. The senior-level team at Association Vision includes top professionals who each have more than 25 years of experience in association communications. They bring both experience and creativity to each communication challenge, producing solutions that have built many strong association communication programs.

Located in the Washington, DC area, home to more than 3,500 associations, Association Vision provides services to associations in that region and across the nation from Chicago to Sacramento.

Many clients choose Association Vision to represent them on a retainer basis, while others hire our company for specific communication projects. Retainer work includes custom publishing contracts, long-term publishing work for in-house publications, and multi-year public relations campaigns. Project work includes magazine and e-newsletter launches, communication audits, website creation, media kits, convention promotions, and membership marketing materials.

Association Vision has the solutions to many association communication challenges. Contact us to learn more.