THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Campaign

Brand Awareness Campaign NEW! Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign NEW! Local Campaign Mobile Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign NEW! Regional Campaign NEW! Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Branded Content Branded Series Clapback Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Email NEW! Emojis Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme & GIFs NEW! Micro-site NEW! Native Advertising Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content Voice

Design

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

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming 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

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

Emerging Platform Partnership Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality NEW! Immersive Interactive Content NEW! NFTs NEW!

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence Instant Message Presence NEW! LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence NEW! TikTok Presence Twitter Presence YouTube Presence

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership NEW! Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Gamification Globalization Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy NEW! Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring NEW! Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response Search NEW! Shopping Storytelling Takeovers

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast NEW! Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast NEW! Other Podcast Genres NEW! Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast NEW! Sports & Health Podcast NEW! True Crime & Documentary Podcast NEW!

Video

360 Video Animal Video NEW! Comedy Video Dance Video NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video NEW! Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Product Feature Video NEW! Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video NEW! Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series NEW!

From the 10th Annual Shorty Awards Best use of Video

This category honors the most creative and effective incorporation of video content in a social media marketing campaign.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Video
winner
The Marathon of Life
To use Marathon as the metaphor to communicate 6 essential qualities that one needs to possess to b…

Finalists

Video
finalist
gold honor
Best Use of Video in 2017: Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organizations, strives to incorp…
Video
finalist
audience honor
"Howler Soccer Ball Phone"
In June 2017, Kovert Creative announced an equity partnership with Howler Media, a multimedia platf…
Video
finalist
American Horror Story: Cult Videos
American Horror Story's seventh season,"Cult", provided the perfect backdrop for FX's online market…
Video
finalist
Dua Lipa's New Rules Music Video, The Confidante Miami Beach part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
In 2017, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand sought a platform to build brand awareness, bringing…
Video
finalist
Philadelphia Eagles
To inspire and serve the greatest football city in America.

Nominees

Video
"Fight Dirty"
Method, the pioneer of premium planet-friendly and design-driven home, fabric and personal care pro…
Video
finalist
audience honor
"Howler Soccer Ball Phone"
In June 2017, Kovert Creative announced an equity partnership with Howler Media, a multimedia platf…
Video
"The Bjorn Identity"
As a highly-involved father of three, I have been familiar with, and a fan of the Baby Bjorn for n…
Video
#UA747Farewell
#UA747Farewell was an initiative to honor United's 747 aircraft on its final flight from San Franci…
Video
ASICS® GEL - Nimbus®20
In 1999, ASICS® launched a high-cushioned shoe named GEL-Nimbus®. It quickly gained a cult followin…
Video
finalist
American Horror Story: Cult Videos
American Horror Story's seventh season,"Cult", provided the perfect backdrop for FX's online market…
Video
Best Use of Video
IBM's Facebook page currently garners the highest engagement rates among B2B tech brands. We use vi…
Video
finalist
gold honor
Best Use of Video in 2017: Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organizations, strives to incorp…
Video
Culture of Proximity 1.0
As marketers, it's critical to stay on the pulse of the culture in which our consumers operate. We …
Video
Dreams Resorts & Spas Turns Planning Stress into Vacation Bliss
The "what-ifs" of travel planning cause such overwhelming stress that people are letting their vaca…
Video
finalist
Dua Lipa's New Rules Music Video, The Confidante Miami Beach part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
In 2017, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand sought a platform to build brand awareness, bringing…
Video
Empowering Young Women
I was very inspired watching the Wonder Woman movie. Gal Gadot's character instills passion and con…
Video
Hype & Influence
Hype & Influence is a video series that explores the cultural trends that matter. The goal of this …
Video
NASCAR Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Sr. Tribute Video
NASCAR Social Media, NASCAR Productions and NASCAR Entertainment Marketing set out to create a piec…
Video
finalist
Philadelphia Eagles
To inspire and serve the greatest football city in America.
Video
Snowfall Videos
When the game is rigged, rewrite the rules. To launch the first season of FX's period drama Snowfa…
Video
winner
The Marathon of Life
To use Marathon as the metaphor to communicate 6 essential qualities that one needs to possess to b…
Video
The Penske Games
* To create a video series that shows our drivers' personalities* Provide partners a solid but subt…
Video
Y-3 Multi-Cam / Split-Screen Instagram Live Coverage
With the launch of Instagram Live happening just a couple months prior, brands at Paris Fashion Wee…