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 Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance 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

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

Comedy Video Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 12th Annual Shorty Awards Best Branded Podcast

This award honors the most creative and effective use of a podcast produced to promote a brand.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Branded Podcast
winner
Weird Work
Weird Work celebrates the people who’ve broken out of the traditional working world to pursue their…

Finalists

Branded Podcast
finalist
AARP's 'The Perfect Scam' Podcast
AARP’s "The Perfect Scam" podcast profiles America’s biggest scam stories. The series introduces li…
Branded Podcast
finalist
Awake at Night
What keeps these humanitarian workers awake at night? That’s the exact question Melissa Fleming ask…
Branded Podcast
finalist
Command Line Heroes
Open source software is changing the world—often quietly, behind the scenes. The first command line…
Branded Podcast
finalist
Earning Curve
Interac is one of Canada’s most recognizable financial brands, playing a vital role in all Canadian…
Branded Podcast
finalist
audience honor
NASA Explorers: Apollo
On July 20, 1969, humans set foot on the Moon for the first time. NASA Explorers: Apollo is a comme…
Branded Podcast
finalist
Road to Resilience
Every day countless resilience stories play out across the Mount Sinai Health System. Whether it’s …
Branded Podcast
finalist
Segment - Fixed That For You (FTFY)
Fixed That For You (FTFY for short) is an original podcast from Segment about solving challenging p…

Nominees

Branded Podcast
The Oath with Chuck Rosenberg - Season Two
Our objectives were to: Promote the return of the popular MSNBC original podcast, The Oath wi…