THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes NEW! Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Other Industry NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 13th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Technology

This award recognizes the best use social media or digital by consumer electronics, telecommunication services and technology brands. Objectives include product launches, encouraging brand loyalty, promotions and deals and thought leadership initiatives.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Technology
winner
Get Got by a Gran
Senior loneliness is more than a sad reality. It's a medical minefield, increasing the likelihood o…

Finalists

Technology
finalist
gold honor
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…
Technology
finalist
Reshape Your Realities
With foldable smartphones entering the consumer technology industry, Lenovo was challenged with int…
Technology
finalist
audience honor
The Alienware Sessions
As an established brand among hardcore gamers, Dell’s Alienware wanted to expand their reach to a b…
Technology
finalist
Verizon: Full Transparency
The truth is under assault. According to a study published in Science it takes the truth about six …
Technology
finalist
YouTube Brandcast Delivered
During the IAB Newfronts, digital platforms and publishers show off new programming, formats, and a…

Nominees

Technology
#ForTheGrams: Amazon Helps Families Maintain Holiday Traditions in a Time of Social Distancing
Technology
Command Line Heroes
Command Line Heroes is an original podcast from Red Hat. In each episode, host Saron Yitbarek narra…
Technology
New Year’s Read - 2021 DM guidance from Truth Teller Cardi B
Messenger and Instagram recently combined forces to make the biggest change to DMs ever, full of ne…
Technology
Red Rocks Unpaused
Visible is a new phone service with a uniquely relevant offer - it’s entirely digital (sign up, pay…
Technology
Robotic Surgery Unlocks a New Era of Medicine
Every now and then, a technology comes forth that offers a quantum leap forward in the progression …
Technology
Say Goodbye
Peripheral atherectomies are complicated procedures, and doctors never really know what they’re goi…
Technology
The Most Emerging Security Operation Center (SOC) Solution
KERUBIEL LTD. is based in Budapest, Hungary but operating on international level as well (Italy, Ma…
Technology
Zendesk 'Stories about helpful people'
As a customer support company, everything Zendesk does — from how they build their customer experie…
Technology
Zendesk 'Thank You Machine'
In 2020, Zendesk wanted a fresh way to engage audiences. The world was overflowing with virtual eve…
Technology
Zero In by LG Electronics and Ogilvy
The last quarter of 2020 created an unprecedented moment in the world of gaming.  As the world expe…