David Robinson is an award-winning publicist known for his prowess in public relations strategy, media relations, influencer relations, crisis communications and more. He is the CEO and founder of the public relations agency The David Brand that represents a myriad of clients including celebrities, influencers, authors, entrepreneurs, tv & film, corporate accounts and more. His agency’s public relations expertise have contributed to projects that have won awards including NAACP Image Awards, GMA Dove Awards, Soul Train Awards, multiple Stellar Awards as well as Academy Awards. Personal celebrity PR clients both past and current have included The Clark Sisters, Malik Yoba, Karen Clark Sheard, Trina Braxton, Pastor Mike Jr, Raz B, Terri J. Vaughn, Jason Clayborn, TC Carson, Kenny Lewis, LaTavia Roberson, Byron Cage, Drea Kelly, VaShawn Mitchell, Tony Talks, Loren Lott, E. Dewey Smith and more! Other public figures that he has worked collaboratively with include Cynthia Bailey, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Wyclef Jean, Syleena Johnson, Kim Fields, Ricky Dillard, Maurice Johnson, Headkrack, J Bolin and more.
Corporate accounts have included The King Center, the National Black Arts Festival, Legendz of the Streets Tour, Georgia South Film Festival and Super Friends Praise Fest. He has also worked with an array of record labels including Karew Entertainment, Motown Gospel, Tyscot, Red Alliance and more.
As a result of his carefully curated strategies, The David Brand has landed top-tier placements in media outlets including Good Morning America, PEOPLE, TODAY, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Tamron Hall, The Real, CNN, ESSENCE, Black Enterprise, TMZ, TheShadeRoom, NY1, regional news stations, newspapers magazines, and blogs. He has also escorted clients on major award shows including the NAACP Image Awards, Black Music Honors, the Stellar Awards, Urban Honors, Hollywood Unlocked Awards, the BET Awards and The Grammys.
Born and raised in Lathrup Village, MI (a suburb of Detroit), David has always had a knack for bridging relationships across a myriad of verticals. He attended college at Grand Valley State University where he attained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising & Public Relations in 2010. From there he continued to nurture his communication strategy skillset by collaborating with a variety of businesses helped to increase their visibility both in media and online.
In 2021 David was named by the Black Media Honors as the “PR Icon of the Year” and was also recognized by Bossip as one of the entertainment industry’s “Dynamic Dot-Connectors, Deal Closers & Doers”. In 2023 ATL Plus Magazine recognized him as one of the “Hottest Professionals in Atlanta” and in 2024 the Vision Community Foundation honored him with the “Public Relations Trailblazer Award”.