I am interested in finding the names and contact info of the top
"goodie bag" organizers in Los Angeles and New York.  ("Goodie bags"
are those special bags of 'treats' that are handed out to guests as
after-party favors and may include such free products as hair care
items to cell phones.)  I am especially interested in those that
specialize in prepping/distributing the bags for celebrity events,
such as the Oscars, Tony Awards, Grammies, etc.

Hello.

The clear leader in this field is Distinctive Assets. 
http://www.distinctiveassets.com/

They do the gift bags for major award shows like the Grammy Awards,
Tony Awards, BET Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, Latin Grammy Awards,
American Music Awards, etc.
See: Award Show Services
http://www.distinctiveassets.com/about1.html
Contact information:
Distinctive Assets
913 South Mansfield Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Telepone: 323-931-1633
email: info@distinctiveassets.com
http://www.distinctiveassets.com/contact.html

Read more about Distinctive Assets in these press clippings:
http://www.distinctiveassets.com/press.html

For the goodie bags at the 2003 Oscars, Distinctive Assets teamed up
with Front Desk LA.  This partnership was reported in the Seattle
Times:
"Organized by Front Desk LA and Distinctive Assets... the value of the
gifts totals $37,000 to $45,000."
source: "Stars make out like bandits with lavish Oscar goodie bags"
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/entertainment/oscars2003/news/goodie23.html
It was also reported in 
"To soothe their pain, the losers are getting their very own basket of
expensive goodies this year. Distinctive Assets (the company that put
together this year's Grammy gift baskets), along with Front Desk Los
Angeles, is coordinating the baskets"
source: Entertainment Weekly, 3/03, hosted by distinctiveassets.com
http://www.distinctiveassets.com/press/ew303.html

Front Desk Los Angeles is actually a magazine. It's owned by a company
called Modern Luxury.  Contact information for their L.A. and Chicago
offices is on the Modern Luxury web site:
http://www.modernluxury.com/mediakits/main_general.htm

search strategy:
grammy, oscars,
gift bags, "goodie bag", "goodie bags"

I hope this helps.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 08 Jun 2003 02:21 PDT

I notice that a company called backstagecreations has done gift bags
for a number of shows as well:
http://www.backstagecreations.com/shows/shows.htm
Contact information:
http://www.backstagecreations.com/backstage/contact.htm

Excellent!!  This is exactly the info I was seeking; great job as usual!!