THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Campaign by a Black-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Latinx/Hispanic-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a LGBTQ+ Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Native/Indigenous-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Woman-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by an Asian-Owned Business NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility NEW! Fundraising Campaign NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Pro Bono Social Movement

By Cause

Activism Campaign NEW! Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy NEW! Clean Water & Sanitation NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education Emergency Relief Environment Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Hunger & Food Insecurity Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Poverty Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive NEW! Business to Business NEW! Education NEW! Entertainment Fashion and Beauty NEW! Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness NEW! News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content NEW! Branded Series NEW! Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology NEW! Email & Newsletters NEW! Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics NEW! Live Events Meme and GIFs NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy NEW! Paid and Amplification Podcast PSA Real Time Response Single Post Storytelling User Generated Content Video

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project NEW!

Video Content

Animations Documentary Short Live Streaming Long Form Video NEW! Short Form Video NEW! Video Series Virtual Reality

From the 11th Annual Shorty Awards Best Physical and Digital Convergence

This category honors marketing campaigns that successfully and cleverly integrate social media platforms with physical technologies.

See previous winner and honorees here.

Winner

Physical & Digital
winner
Shipping a Truckload of Trolling for National Avocado Day
Did you hear about Chipotle's attempt at giving out free guac for this year's National Avocado Day?…

Finalists

Physical & Digital
finalist
gold honor
Google Street View Documents 5 Blind Veterans Kayaking the Grand Canyon
Street View is Google's premiere technology to experience areas around the globe key to our cultura…
Physical & Digital
finalist
Josh Cellars Celebrates Father’s Day with A Pop-Up Shop in Grand Central Station
For the past five years, Lippe Taylor has helped Josh Cellars take the wine world by storm, with me…
Physical & Digital
finalist
The Lyft Luck Machine
For incoming college freshmen, the first week at school is a critical time. Students make new frien…
Physical & Digital
finalist
audience honor
The Macallan Distillery Experience
In June 2018, The Macallan unveiled its iconic and unprecedented new distillery and visitor center,…
Physical & Digital
finalist
We See Your Pain
Excedrin enjoys a high awareness of 99% in the U.S.The challenge? Converting this awareness into sa…

Nominees

Physical & Digital
9-1-1: What’s Your Emergency Experience
For the return of 9-1-1, we wanted to build organic social buzz around the premiere by creating an …
Physical & Digital
BMW 8 Series Sensory Experience with Nonotak Films
To re-establish BMW as a leader in automotive luxury, we help the brand tell better stories about t…
Physical & Digital
finalist
gold honor
Google Street View Documents 5 Blind Veterans Kayaking the Grand Canyon
Street View is Google's premiere technology to experience areas around the globe key to our cultura…
Physical & Digital
finalist
Josh Cellars Celebrates Father’s Day with A Pop-Up Shop in Grand Central Station
For the past five years, Lippe Taylor has helped Josh Cellars take the wine world by storm, with me…
Physical & Digital
winner
Shipping a Truckload of Trolling for National Avocado Day
Did you hear about Chipotle's attempt at giving out free guac for this year's National Avocado Day?…
Physical & Digital
The Daily Show Fakes News Awards FYC Campaign
When Trump announced that he would be holding his "Most Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards," The Da…
Physical & Digital
finalist
The Lyft Luck Machine
For incoming college freshmen, the first week at school is a critical time. Students make new frien…
Physical & Digital
finalist
audience honor
The Macallan Distillery Experience
In June 2018, The Macallan unveiled its iconic and unprecedented new distillery and visitor center,…
Physical & Digital
Transforming a downtown bus shelter into an airport baggage reclaim hall
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has been leveraging smart technologies to provide passeng…
Physical & Digital
finalist
We See Your Pain
Excedrin enjoys a high awareness of 99% in the U.S.The challenge? Converting this awareness into sa…