About Us

Bruce L. Beck, with more than 40 years of public relations and marketing communications experience, founded DB&R in January 1990 to provide marketingdriven public relations services for business-to-business and professional service firms. Previously Bruce was managing associate at Casey & Sayre, Inc. supervising the marketing and public relations activities for Cox, Castle & Nicholson and the West Coast offices of Korn/Ferry International. Bruce also was in charge of the media relations activities and the advertising agency review for The Bass Group in its acquisition of American Savings. As a senior member of the firm’s management team, he also actively participated in the public relations/marketing efforts for Maguire Thomas Partners, Gensler & Associates, The Ratkovich Company and the Los Angeles office of Kenneth Leventhal & Co.

Over the course of his career, Bruce has designed and implemented public relations programs for numerous corporate clients including Oppenheimer, Weyerhaeuser Mortgage, The Australian Department of Trade, Hang Ten International, Phone-Mate, Inc. and Huffy Bicycles. Bruce headed a three-person public relations department for Chickering/Howell, a Los Angeles-based advertising agency while also serving as marketing manager for the agency’s smaller advertising accounts. He began his career in the music division at Rogers and Cowan, one of the nation’s leading entertainment public relations firms.

Bruce was a member of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, responsible for media relations for the boardsailing event. Bruce turned down a professional baseball contract with the Kansas City Royals in 1972 to attend Pepperdine University on a baseball scholarship. He graduated in 1976 with a degree in Communication Theory. He is active in youth sports and the schools in his community serving as Varsity Baseball Coach for Agoura High School and Varsity Golf Coach for Oak Park High School. He was named California High School Golf Coach of the Year in 2014.

He is an active member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors, and associate member of the Urban Land Institute/Los Angeles District Council. Bruce is a former board member of the Valley Development Breakfast Club (now the Southern California Development Forum), the Greater Los Angeles Affiliate of the American Heart Association and the Ventura County Junior Golf Association.

Robert “Bob” Buttitta brings more than 30 years of journalism experience with him to his role as an account executive at DB&R Marketing Communications. His extensive background as a writer and editor gives DB&R’s clients a trusted resource when it comes to knowing how to best reach the media and to the kind of information and stories they are looking for. He is an award-winning journalist with extensive multimedia experience that includes social media marketing, event planning and video production.

Prior to joining DB&R, Bob spent 18 years as a multimedia journalist for the Ventura County Star. Before joining the Star, Bob served as the senior news editor for two industry-related magazines, one focused on the multibillion-dollar Pet Industry and another one covering the Veterinary Industry on a worldwide basis. He also spent several years as a business writer and reporter for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Pasadena Star News, shining a spotlight on the movers and shakers in the business communities throughout the San Gabriel Valley. Bob attended California State University, Northridge, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

During his time at CSUN, Bob spent two years working as the women’s sports information director, handling public relations needs for all of the university’s womens athletic teams and personnel. Bob is active in his community, volunteering his time to help with the development of young athletes in the area is also dedicated to fundraising for charities that support children’s health and to aiding the homeless in the Santa Clarita Valley, where he and his family reside.

Brandon Beck brings nearly a decade of real estate experience with his role as an account executive at DB&R. His extensive background as a commercial real estate analyst and broker allows for him to bridge the gap between DB&R clients and the media, ensuring that information and stories get relayed correctly and to the proper media outlets. Prior to joining DB&R in 2022, Brandon spent three years as a real estate broker with Matthews Real Estate and Lee & Associates, selling and leasing multifamily and industrial properties throughout the Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley.

Prior to becoming a broker, Brandon spent four years as a market analyst for CBRE, where he tracked and reported leasing activity for office and industrial properties in the North Los Angeles region. Brandon attended the University at California at Berkeley, graduating with a B.A. degree in American Studies. While in school, Brandon was a member of the NCAA 2004 National Championship Men’s Golf Team. He was awarded the team’s Freshman of the Year honor in 2004 and was an All Pac-10 Honorable Mention selection in 2005.