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A BIT CRAZY.

A Different Kind of Agency

"My formative training was at a 'muddy boots' agency back in the '80s and '90s. Even though it was the largest advertising agency in Iowa, owned by the largest agency in the US, it didn't act like it. It was a point of pride that the client's account service and creative team "got their boots muddy" to understand what people in the target audiences were facing and what they did to overcome them.

I'd like to think that same approach lives on at 1Vision. It helps make messages more relevant and strategies more powerful.

Not all agencies see communications from that perspective. It distinguishes 1Vision. It connects better. It brings more."

- Blake Conover, President & Partner

OUR PARTNERS

We love what we do, and it shows. Each brings a skill-set and gift-mix that can propel your brand forward. Click a team member's photo to read more about them.

BLAKE CONOVER

PRESIDENT & PARTNER
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DANI GORDON

CLIENT SERVICES DIRECTOR & PARTNER
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HISTORY

Our agency was founded in 1987 by a woman with a vision – at a time when women did not have access to organizational decision-making. We’ve been about breaking barriers ever since. Vision Development Services, a fundraising consulting firm specializing in faith-based nonprofits, grew to enjoy international impact in the 1990s and 2000s. Combining our values with marketing, branding, and fundraising expertise has led 1Vision Communications to live out our tagline, ‘Doing Great for Those Who Do Good,’ for nonprofits and small businesses, locally and nationally. 

"Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart"

Those are the opening words from a traditional Christian hymn dating back to an Irish folk song. The lyrics and the sentiment had a significant role in naming our agency. 1Vision rebranded in 2014 combining its two original divisions: Vision Media Services and Vision Development Services. Below you can see how our logo has kept pace with the times, while always revering the central 'vision.' Our present version is crisp and forward-facing – two things we hope to be.

Involved

Community involvement and memberships help define who we are by incorporating how we spend our "free" time. These are a few of the places we value or invest in.