# Distinctive Assets

> Distinctive Assets is a Los Angeles entertainment-marketing agency founded by Lash Fary in 1999. It connects brands with performers, presenters and nominees through official award-show gift lounges, independently produced nominee bags, celebrity seeding, PR, event production and strategic marketing. Its real product is not the merchandise but a tightly staged chance at attention - with no guarantee that a celebrity will post, endorse or even redeem the gift.

- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Founders:** Lash Fary (Founder and President)
- **Team size:** Approximately 12 employees, according to supplied Apollo data; public directories variously list fewer than 10.
- **Products:** Celebrity seeding and placement, Award-show gift lounges and bags, Marketing and public relations, Corporate and personal gifting, Event production and sponsorship
- **Notable:** Built a 26-year relationship with the Recording Academy by 2026., Helped turn celebrity gift lounges and nominee swag into a recurring awards-season media format., Produced official gifting programs for the Grammys, Latin Grammys and Emmys, among other entertainment events.

## Products & services

- **Celebrity seeding and placement** — Curated product delivery to celebrities and influencers, designed to create product discovery and possible organic use or coverage without guaranteeing endorsement.
- **Award-show gift lounges and bags** — Official backstage gifting programs for partners such as the Recording Academy, plus independently produced nominee gift bags delivered away from ceremonies.
- **Marketing and public relations** — Campaign planning, media outreach, branding, social amplification and cross-promotional strategy around entertainment placements.
- **Corporate and personal gifting** — Curated gifting programs for companies and private clients.
- **Event production and sponsorship** — Gift-lounge production, special events and sponsor integrations for entertainment properties.
- **Product and business development** — Advisory work intended to strengthen a brand’s underlying offer and commercial partnerships before or alongside celebrity exposure.

## Achievements

- Built a 26-year relationship with the Recording Academy by 2026.
- Helped turn celebrity gift lounges and nominee swag into a recurring awards-season media format.
- Produced official gifting programs for the Grammys, Latin Grammys and Emmys, among other entertainment events.
- Sustained the independently produced Everyone Wins nominee bag for 24 editions through 2026.
- The 2016 nominee-bag campaign reported more than 100 million worldwide media impressions in the company’s own release.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Fary discussed the company’s 2026 Mother’s Day in Hollywood gifting campaign and its brand-selection process.
- **2026-03** — The 24th Everyone Wins nominee bag contained more than 45 gifts with a reported aggregate face value of $346,621.42.
- **2026-02** — Distinctive Assets produced the official Grammy gift lounge and presenter and performer bags for a 26th year.
- **2025-09** — The company produced its first official Emmys Giving Suite for the 77th Emmy Awards.
- **2025-01** — After the Los Angeles wildfires, the company redirected products gathered for Grammy gifting into care packages and recovery support rather than ordinary celebrity bags.

## Links

- Website: https://www.distinctiveassets.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/distinctive-assets
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Dassets
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swagassets/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DistinctiveAssets
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shophollywood

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Last updated: 2026-09-16