K V Sridhar aka kvpops
National Creative Director
Leo Burnett India
From humble beginnings as a bollywood film billboard painter to
the National Creative Director of Leo Burnett India, Pops has seen it all and today is widely respected as a creative leader in the Indian Ad-world. |
Under his creative leadership, Leo Burnett India went on to win
agency of the year in the Leo Burnett global network, twice. |
Continuing the Agency’s superb show at the Cannes the agency
has won 12 lions, in the past three years. While over the decade, the Indian office has done splendidly by wining over 400 awards at major award shows including the Cannes, One Show, D&AD and Clio. |
He’s credited with the emergence of Leo Burnett as
a creative powerhouse in India. Creativity magazine ranks Leo Burnett India among top 20 creative agencies in the world. He’s been on many Indian & International award juries. In July last year, Pops was honoured with the New York Festivals Creative Achievement Award. |
Whoa, sire ! Superb life-stream. Now we have a reason behind why bollywood posters have lost their charm.
you have worked very hard sir, sir can i get your email id,which is not public
Hello Sir,
Can I have your email ID please? I wanted to write to you about an event and something that is taking place for the first time in India.
sripops@gmail.com.
Best
Pops
Dear Pops
Can I get a chance to meet you. I am in Delhi and if you say I can come to Mumbai for a day after 5th June. Because I getting my partner on 29th.
Regards
Pankaj
I am traveling till 1st of June. Will you drop a mail post that?
Sure Pops, my pleasure. Definitely will mail you around 5th June in this regards. Thanks a lot.
Regards
Pankaj
Dear Pops
Hope you are back from your travelling. May I please request you for the chance?
Regards
Pankaj
Loved the blog!
Warm Regards,
Divyashree Mangalorkar
Thanks:)
Pain of a small agency creative guy
We, the poor cousins of Indian Advertising can never benefit from the services of a placement agency or a job site. Because based on our past brands and work we hardly get an interview call from big agencies.
Our only hope is the mail-in opportunity. But it also works once in a blue moon. That also if you are lucky enough. It has worked for me once in the last 1.25 yrs.
We are over the moon till the day we are to meet the living legends of Indian advertising. We forget the pain and patience. We forget that, we have resigned from our good, if not high paying jobs and our bank balance is also nearing finish line. We forget that we have a couple of EMIs to pay every month…
But it almost kills us when the dream ends abruptly after a meeting and exchange of few mails.
After the dream turns into a nightmare most of the guys give in. But some die-hards like me get even more confident.
A kind suggestion:
Why don’t you guys come up with a special hiring programme for ‘small agency creative guys’ just like you have for the freshers.
I am sure the programme will be a huge success. Because there are thousands of Tendulkars waiting for that elusive chance.
Who says Indian advertising industry is loosing creative people to other avenues and there is a dearth of creative people.
A polite request:
Give me a brand to work on for a few months and then decide my fate. After all LB is an equal opportunity employer.
How can you judge a small agency guy only on his past creative work that can hardly impress guys like you. Is the passion for the craft of no value when it comes to give someone a chance.
After all, what counts is what you want and can do today and in the future and not what you have done in the past.
Regards,
Birendra
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Hi Pops,
The art team had an apparel company with whom I work is interested in working with one of the images you have posted on your blog. I would very much like to discuss with you as soon as possible and will seek other ways of contacting you.
Thank you very much for yor help!!
Morgan
You can contact me kv.sridhar@leoburnett.co.in
It’s hard to find knowledgeable people about this topic, however, you seem like you know what you’re
talking about! Thanks
Pops really thank you for all your guidance and inspirational seminar at our college @DGMC. would surely like to work with you sir as i too dream to be a designer. sir if possible may i have your email ID?
ksridhar@sapient.com
best
Pops
Pops, can you please share your email id? I wanted to invite you to our college (IMT Ghaziabad) for an interactive session with Sales & Marketing B-School students. The exciting tale of your achievements, emotional conundrums and the communications to reach out to the hearts of the masses will inspire the students of IMT Ghaziabad.