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

Of The Year

Commercial Creator of the Year Dual-Format Creator of the Year Large Agency of the Year Large Brand of the Year Large Non-Profit of the Year Mid-Sized Agency of the Year News Creator of the Year Site of the Year Small Agency of the Year Studio of the Year

From the 13th 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
Dell Small Business Podference
Small business owners are always looking for expertise and knowledge to improve their businesses. A…

Finalists

Branded Podcast
finalist
audience honor
Expedia's Out Travel the System
In 2019 Expedia.com set out to be one of the most trusted and helpful brands in travel. After ident…
Branded Podcast
finalist
LEGO® Friends: Girls on a Mission Branded Podcast
We set out to increase social currency for LEGO® Friends among an older girl audience, demonstratin…
Branded Podcast
finalist
Self questioning technology
Technology is more and more present in our everyday lives. It can be dangerous or it can be very he…
Branded Podcast
finalist
The Bid podcast by BlackRock
The objective of the Global Content Strategy team is to develop, produce and distribute high-qualit…
Branded Podcast
finalist
The Design Better Podcast
Today nearly every company in the world is a digital product design company. And yet there are few …
Branded Podcast
finalist
The Growth Show
It’s never been easier to start a business, but it’s never been harder to succeed. Each episode of …
Branded Podcast
finalist
The Only Way is Through: The Under Armour Podcast
Under Armour’s goals as a sportswear company shifted in 2020. For starters, they expanded their rel…

Nominees

Branded Podcast
Friends Who Talk About Money
John Hancock customers told us that they want a financial services company that makes them feel lis…
Branded Podcast
Humans Growing Stuff
In 2020, interest and participation in gardening increased exponentially. Partially thanks to our n…
Branded Podcast
Skill Up
With a constant influx of new marketing tools, social media platforms, and content formats, marketi…
Branded Podcast
True Stories of Good People
Now more than ever, people need to hear good news.  GoFundMe’s podcast True Stories of Good Peop…