Ashok Karkala
- Group Creative Director
- India
A multi-award winner, Ashok Karkala has been a passionate member of the Indian Advertising fraternity for over 16 years and has been part of Ogilvy Mumbai, India for more than a decade now. Having been ranked as the India’s hottest creative under 40, Ashok strongly believes that advertising is all about creating with the heart and executing with the mind.
Over the years, Ashok along with his partner Vinay Pawaskar have built a team that has quickly grown into one of the most sought after and reliable creative groups in Ogilvy. On brands like ITC Savlon, Brooke Bond Tea, HUL Corporate, Vodafone, JSW Cement, Amazon, Nanhi Kali (KC Mahindra), Mahindra Corporate, Lenovo, Bosch Home Appliances and many more, they have done work which has stood out from the rest.
In his career till date, Ashok has won more than 100+ awards. He has been instrumental in many of Ogilvy India’s dazzling wins: such as Cannes Lions which includes the Grand Prix for Creative Effectiveness (India's first), D&AD Pencils, One Show, Spike Asia, LIA (London International Award), Madstar (Korea) and several National awards like Kyoorius, Effies and many more.
Today, Ashok prides himself on his global viewpoint and approach to creativity as he strongly believes that creativity is the language that connects people across borders and beyond inhibitions.
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