ANIRUDH VENUGOPAL
CREATIVE DIRECTOR | COPYWRITER
ADS ARE SKIPPED,
BECAUSE THEY ARE SKIPPABLE.
There, it has been said. In case this offends, we won’t agree on much. So long.
But in the off chance you agree, then you know. Ads have been interruptions since always. It’s our job, AI or not, to make it worth the wait.
If this black-and-white picture wasn’t proof enough of my inherent creativity, then maybe my work will speak louder.
Some have won Lions. Some have moved markets. Some are yet to come.
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2024 Cannes Lions Silver Glass Lion - Harpic Loocator #BeFreeToPee.
2021 Cannes Lions Silver Lion - Creative Strategy for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Cannes Lions Silver Lion - Digital Craft for The 8-Bit Journo.2021 Cannes Lions Silver Lion - Direct for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Cannes Lions Bronze Lion - Direct for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Cannes Lions Bronze Lion - Mobile for The 8-Bit Journo.
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2021 Spikes Asia Bronze - Mobile Messaging for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Spikes Asia Silver - Media Market Disruption for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Spikes Asia Bronze - Direct Real-time response for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Spikes Asia Bronze - Direct Market Disruption for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Spikes Asia Bronze - Digital Single-Market campaign for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Spikes Asia Silver - Digital Market Disruption for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Spikes Asia Gold - Creative Strategy Market Disruption for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Spikes Asia Bronze - Creative Strategy Brave Brands for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Spikes Asia Gold - Brand Experience and Activation Use of Mobile & Devices for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Spikes Asia Gold - Brand Experience and Activation Single-Market Campaign for The 8-Bit Journo.
2021 Spikes Asia Bronze - Brand Experience and Activation Market Disruption for The 8-Bit Journo.
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2024 Effies India Gold for Harpic Loocator #BeFreeToPee in Household Supplies.2024 Effies India Gold for Harpic Loocator #BeFreeToPee in Non-Products.
2021 Effies India Silver for The 8-Bit Journo in New Product or Service.
2021 Effies India Bronze for The 8-Bit Journo in Experiential Marketing / Brand Experience.
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2025 Kyoorius Blue Elephant - Use of Traditional Media - Use of Publications for Conman Vs Common Man.
2025 Kyoorius Blue Elephant - Digital Craft Design - UX for UV Lync
2022 Kyoorius Purple Elephant - Zee Equality Award for Pehle Padhai Phir Shaadi.2022 Kyoorius Blue Elephant – Outdoor – Ambient & Point Of Purchase for Pehle Padhai Phir Shaadi.
2022 Kyoorius Blue Elephant – Direct– Out Of Home & Ambient for Pehle Padhai Phir Shaadi.
2022 Kyoorius Blue Elephant – Direct - Targeted Video for Pehle Padhai Phir Shaadi.
2022 Kyoorius Blue Elephant – Topical Advertising - Poster & Outdoor for Pehle Padhai Phir Shaadi.
2022 Kyoorius Blue Elephant – Topical Advertising - Experience & Activation for Pehle Padhai Phir Shaadi.
2020 Kyoorius Blue Elephant - Public Service Announcements for The 8-Bit Journo.
2020 Kyoorius Blue Elephant - Topical Advertising for The 8-Bit Journo.
2020 Kyoorius Blue Elephant - Design for Digital & Mobile Marketing for The 8-Bit Journo.
2020 Kyoorius Blue Elephant - Innovative use of mobile platforms for The 8-Bit Journo.
2020 Kyoorius Blue Elephant - Mobile Marketing Push Content for The 8-Bit Journo.
2020 Kyoorius Bronze Elephant - Creativity for good for The 8-Bit Journo.
2020 Kyoorius Black Elephant - Best of Show for The 8-Bit Journo.
2020 Kyoorius Blue Elephant - Digital Marketing - Websites Microsites and Blogs for #AgentIncognito.
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SOLO KILLS
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IMPACT
30 Under 30
A true honour to be counted among the top 30 advertising professionals in India.
AFAA’s Top 6 FastTrack
One of the six Indians selected to represent the Indian advertising fraternity at AFAA's FastTrack Professional Excellence Programme held in Kuala Lumpur. The programmed aimed at identifying young talent in communications and transforming them into potential leaders.
Facebook ThumbstoppERS
The Facebook Thumbstoppers Challenge gave me an opportunity to explore the 10 second no-sound format. My brief - to end gender pay gap, competed against 3600+ scripts from 200+ agencies to be shortlisted and shot by legendary filmmaker Prakash Verma.