honoring the best of
social media and digital

The Shorty Awards is an international awards competition honoring brands, agencies and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, Snapchat, and the rest of the social web.

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AWARDS TIMELINE

November 2021 - February 2022
The Shorty Awards is an international awards competition honoring brands, agencies and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, Snapchat, and the rest of the social web.
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June - September 2021
The Shorty Impact Awards is an international awards program created to raise global awareness around the positive impact through social media that brands, agencies and nonprofits can have on society.
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June - September 2021
A new competition honoring the social media professionals behind the scenes of the award-winning work in the Shorty Awards and Shorty Impact Awards.
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PAST SHORTY
AWARD WINNERS

The Shorty Awards exists to recognize and promote the work of the most talented minds in the social world. Winning a Shorty comes with a lot of street cred in the social media industry and millions of creatives have been crowned as a winner. Get inspired by some of these award-winning case studies and maybe you will win a Shorty of your own one day!
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MEET THE JURIES

Each of the Shorty Awards juries are composed of 12 experts and leaders in the social media industry. They are selected based upon their deep industry knowledge and professional reputation, including previous Shorty wins.

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Enter the 14th Annual Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. See categories below. The early entry deadline is on December 9th, 2021.

Campaign

Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Mobile Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Social Good Campaign

Single Platform

Clubhouse NEW! Discord NEW! Emerging Platform Facebook Facebook Messenger Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit Snapchat TikTok Triller NEW! Tumblr NEW! Twitch NEW! Twitter WeChat Weibo WhatsApp YouTube

Overall Presence

Clubhouse NEW! Discord NEW! Emerging Platform NEW! Facebook Facebook Messenger NEW! Instagram LinkedIn NEW! Multi-Platform NEW! Pinterest NEW! Reddit NEW! Snapchat TikTok Triller NEW! Tumblr NEW! Twitch NEW! Twitter WeChat NEW! Weibo NEW! WhatsApp NEW! YouTube

Influencer & Celebrity Brand Partnership

Emerging Platform NEW! Facebook Instagram Multi-Platform Snapchat TikTok Twitter YouTube

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images UX/UI Visual Effects NEW!

Video

360 Video Augmented Reality Comedy Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Short Form Video Stories NEW! Vertical Video NEW! Video Ad Virtual Reality

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Games Government & Politics Hospitality Live Events News & Media Non-Profit Pets & Animals Pharma & Healthcare Real Estate Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Social Activism Sports Technology Television Travel & Tourism Wine, Beer & Spirits

Content and Media

Audio Clips NEW! Blogs NEW! Branded Content Branded Podcast Branded Series Clapback NEW! Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Emojis Filter/Lens GIFs Hashtag Meme Native Advertising Newsletters NEW! Podcast Podcast Mini Series Polls & Surveys Single Post or Activation NEW! Stickers NEW! User-Generated Content Voice NEW!

Strategy & Engagement

Artificial Intelligence Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Employee Engagement NEW! Fundraising NEW! Gamification Geo-Targeting NEW! Globalization NEW! Humor Insights & Trends NEW! Integration with Live Television Large Media Buying Strategy LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Media Buying Strategy on a Shoe-String Micro-Influencer Strategy Mid-Range Media Buying Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification NEW! Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Media Buy Real Time Response Shopping NEW! Storytelling Takeovers NEW!

Virtual

Digital Pivot Immersive Online Event/Activation Remote Production

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