DB&R

DB&R handles public relations and marketing communications for businesses in commercial real estate and property finance, and has done so since 1990. It works closely with local and national real estate press and with trade bodies, placing news about deals, financings and projects in trade and business media.

What DB&R offers

• Strategic planning: communications strategy tied to a client's business aims.
• Media relations: pitching and placing stories on acquisitions, loans and developments in property and financial titles.
• Speaking platforms: finding conference and panel slots for client executives.
• Client recognition: award entries and other ways to raise a firm's profile.
• Special events: planning events around projects and announcements.
• Direct and social marketing: outreach through direct mail and social channels.

Who it serves

Clients come from across the real estate industry: developers, construction firms, architects and designers, law firms, finance and investment groups, and property and asset managers. One cited project involved building support for a proposed creative office campus on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Key facts

• Founded: 1990
• Sector focus: commercial real estate and finance
• Memberships: active in the National Association of Real Estate Editors, and formerly edited its monthly newsletter