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

By Cause

Activism Campaign Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy Clean Water & Sanitation 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 Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

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

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content Branded Series Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology Email & Newsletters Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics Live Events Meme and GIFs Micro-Influencer Strategy 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

Video Content

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

From the 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best Digital Pivot

This award honors the most creative and innovative adaptation from a physical campaign, project, or event to a fully or partially digital format.

Winner

Digital Pivot
winner
YouTube Brandcast Delivered
During the IAB Newfronts, digital platforms and publishers show off new programming, formats, and a…

Finalists

Digital Pivot
finalist
ASICS Virtual Innovation Summit
  Context Since the start of 2020, members of the Edelman Brand team in London had prepared f…
Digital Pivot
finalist
How a Top-10 Med School Digitally Remade Admissions in a Pandemic to Recruit Top-Tier Talent
In March 2020, America shuttered. States issued “stay at home” orders, travel was banned, and the N…
Digital Pivot
finalist
The USTA & IBM - Enabling the 2020 (Virtual) U.S. Open
On June 17th the USTA announced the 2020 US Open would be a spectator-less tournament, giving our c…
Digital Pivot
finalist
Virtual HBCU Homecoming
Some might say COVID-19 caused a triple pandemic across Black America – impacting health, housing, …
Digital Pivot
finalist
audience honor
‘Tap to Cheer’ for WNBA & NBA
From the powerful cheers in the arenas to the tense at-home watch parties, basketball fans go above…

Nominees

Digital Pivot
#VotingAccessSavesLives
Brady is one of our nation’s oldest and boldest gun violence prevention organizations. Our namesake…
Digital Pivot
2020 Vikings Draft Virtual Happy Hour
In a typical year, the Minnesota Vikings plan activations surrounding the Draft that include in-per…
Digital Pivot
finalist
ASICS Virtual Innovation Summit
  Context Since the start of 2020, members of the Edelman Brand team in London had prepared f…
Digital Pivot
Atom Tickets: Win Your Watchlist
In March of 2020, the spread of COVID-19 forced the closure of many businesses, including movie the…
Digital Pivot
Back to Hogwarts Global Celebration 2020 hosted by the Harry Potter Fan Club
For years, Wizarding World fans have come together at King’s Cross Station in London on 1 September…
Digital Pivot
Byrdie Beauty Lab
nitiative. Up to 250 words. Since 2013, Byrdie has set itself apart from legacy fashion and beau…
Digital Pivot
Celosphere Live 2020
Celonis is the global leader in Execution Management System (EMS), an intelligent execution system …
Digital Pivot
DBS Asian Insights Conference
Travel and social distancing restrictions imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic have profoun…
Digital Pivot
Fast Company & Inc.: Pivoting from Physical to Virtual
Every year, Mansueto Ventures organizes the Fast Company Innovation Festival and Inc.’s visionary c…
Digital Pivot
Gartner
As the effects of COVID-19 were felt by individuals and organizations worldwide, the way in which w…
Digital Pivot
HBO Insecure S4 - Virtual Block Party
Each year, fans of the Emmy-nominated HBO comedy series, Insecure, look forward to the new season a…
Digital Pivot
Holiday Even Brighter - Virtual Cooking Classes
2020 was tough - but the Texas spirit is tougher, and there's nothing more Texan than H-E-B, a much…
Digital Pivot
finalist
How a Top-10 Med School Digitally Remade Admissions in a Pandemic to Recruit Top-Tier Talent
In March 2020, America shuttered. States issued “stay at home” orders, travel was banned, and the N…
Digital Pivot
In The Know x U.S. Census
Before Covid-19 hit, we made the strategic decision to push forward on all of the 2020 initiatives …
Digital Pivot
JoJo Siwa "Be Your Selfie"
In Fall 2020, we were challenged to comp our massive YOY sales numbers for JoJo Siwa at Walmart whi…
Digital Pivot
MTV's Basic to Bougie (Season 5)
Since its inception, MTV has been at the forefront of pop culture and TV — our goal was to bring th…
Digital Pivot
National Gallery of Art #MuseumFromHome Tours
Conceived in the days preceeding the National Gallery of Art's temporary closure due to the COVID-1…
Digital Pivot
OUTLOUD: Raising Voices
OUTLOUD: Raising Voices began as a live event concept to give a platform to up-and-coming LGBTQ+ mu…
Digital Pivot
Oracle Virtual Road Trip 2020
The goal of the Oracle Virtual Road Trip was to showcase our customers, employees, and startups to …
Digital Pivot
Plant-Forward Pivot with California Walnuts
Due to COVID-19 restrictions in 2020, the EHY PR team had to act quickly, efficiently and strategic…
Digital Pivot
Pro Bowl: The Madden NFL 21 Edition Presented by Verizon
When the NFL canceled its in-person Pro Bowl for the first time in more than 60 years, long-t…
Digital Pivot
Rare Reflections: MPNs Unmasked Virtual Gallery
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), a group of progressive, rare blood cancers in which the bone m…
Digital Pivot
Sport Hiatus & Office Hours
Sport Hiatus launched on March 12, 2020 (the day after the NBA temporarily suspended its season) to…
Digital Pivot
Stand Up for Heroes 2020
New York’s most anticipated night of hope, healing and laughter, returned for its 14th annual celeb…
Digital Pivot
The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards
In 2020, GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media ad…
Digital Pivot
finalist
The USTA & IBM - Enabling the 2020 (Virtual) U.S. Open
On June 17th the USTA announced the 2020 US Open would be a spectator-less tournament, giving our c…
Digital Pivot
Virtual Experience Hub
We began our innovation journey developing the Virtual Experience Hub in May 2019 with the intent t…
Digital Pivot
finalist
Virtual HBCU Homecoming
Some might say COVID-19 caused a triple pandemic across Black America – impacting health, housing, …
Digital Pivot
Virtual NFL Draft
Mere weeks away from the event, for the first time in NFL history, the Draft, a typically buzz wort…
Digital Pivot
Virtual Tour of the Central Library
Our objective in creating the 360 Central Library Tour was to share the architectural treasures of …
Digital Pivot
WebexOne Digital Event – “The Magic of We”
WebexOne was originally planned as a physical event for 2,500 customers, partners, press and analys…
Digital Pivot
winner
YouTube Brandcast Delivered
During the IAB Newfronts, digital platforms and publishers show off new programming, formats, and a…
Digital Pivot
finalist
audience honor
‘Tap to Cheer’ for WNBA & NBA
From the powerful cheers in the arenas to the tense at-home watch parties, basketball fans go above…