THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Special Project

Special Project

From the 11th Annual Shorty Awards Best Overall Instagram Presence

This award honors the best brand presence on Instagram. Objectives may include promotion of brand style and personality, crowd-sourcing, or launching a new product or service. Unlike Best use of Instagram, this award honors year-round presence.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Nominees

#DCmoments City Guides
Our #DCmoments City Guides were designed as a unique digital amenity allowing existing and prospect…
@Harvard on Instagram
@Harvard on Instagram highlights the University's mission and vibrancy through stories about teach…
finalist
Away, Best Overall Instagram Presence
Away is global lifestyle brand designing thoughtful products to make travel more seamless. Since la…
Brewers On Tap
AB InBev loves beer. But the beer community sees them as a corporate behemoth swallowing up passion…
Creating a Leading Wellness Brand on Social with Herbalife
Differin Instagram Social Content
Our communications objective was to drive quality (educated & compliant) trial of Differin Gel.
Discover Los Angeles
To promote Los Angeles as the premier destination for leisure travel by creating engaging social me…
GOODY INSTAGRAM
As America's favorite 112-year-old US based hair company, Goody defines the term 'heritage brand'.F…
Hyundai Instagram
Our objective was to create a digital showroom for Hyundai by redefining the aesthetic of the chann…
Kidding: Say It With A Smile
Hello friends, welcome to the world of Kidding. The new SHOWTIME original series starring Jim Carre…
finalist
audience honor
Meijer Instagram
On Instagram, our objective is to inspire customers with fun, unexpected creative that builds our …
Mixing Food + Personality: Taste of Home’s Visual Approach to Connecting with Foodies
Taste of Home's mission is to provide a fulfilling experience for our millions of food-loving devot…
finalist
gold honor
NFL Throwback on Instagram
Our goal was to bring to life the history of the NFL in a way suited for Instagram and unite footba…
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
From the jump, the goal of the Patriot Act Instagram was to strike a balance between promoting the …
Shake Shack App Redesign
In December 2018, Shake Shack relaunched the Shack App, in collaboration with development agency Fu…
Steve TV Show Instagram Presense
Steve Harvey's daytime talk show shifted the focus of digital and social media this season to creat…
winner
The #GoPro Community
2018 was all about celebrating the GoPro Family. The community we have built through social media c…
finalist
gold honor
The Daily Show Instagram
As the #1 most most socially engaged show in all of late night, @TheDailyShow is churning out conte…
finalist
silver honor
The Real Gushers Makes Memes
The Real Gushers Instagram page is an amalgamation of our passion for our brand and our love for ou…
W Hotels Instagram
Born from the bold attitude and 24/7 culture of New York City, W Hotels has disrupted and redefined…
WWE on Instagram
From the instant the bell rings to the moment the curtain closes, WWE's official Instagram page str…
iHeartRadio
In 2018, iHeartRadio set out to differentiate themselves from their competitors when it came to Ins…