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 14th Annual Shorty Awards Call to Action

This award honors the most effective and creative use of a call to action in a social media or digital marketing campaign by a brand, agency or organization.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Call to Action
winner
Virtual Reality - Ending Gender-Based Violence Against Women
In Cambodia, traditional culture is underpinned by the idea that violence against women is an accep…

Finalist

Call to Action
finalist
Chief Broke Officer - the job role that hired people who were broke
Neobank Fi was launching its product and wanted to get users to try out the app. Now millennials do…

Nominees

Call to Action
audience honor
#HereForFreeGuy Preview Screening Twitter Wall
One by one theatres across the world shut down during the peak of the pandemic, depriving movie-goe…
Call to Action
finalist
Chief Broke Officer - the job role that hired people who were broke
Neobank Fi was launching its product and wanted to get users to try out the app. Now millennials do…
Call to Action
Collins and Devan Key Invisalign Campaign
As part of its summer influencer campaign, Align Technology’s Invisalign brand partnered with Colli…
Call to Action
Current x MrBeast
Current is a leading U.S. financial technology platform serving Americans working to create a bette…
Call to Action
Global Movie Day | 2nd Annual (2021)
The second annual Global Movie Day was held on Saturday, February 13, 2021 during the global pandem…
Call to Action
Hello, You’ve Reached the Quinn-Goldbergs
The married answering machine message is an essential part of any happy home in suburbia, and Joe a…
Call to Action
It Pays To Be Friends With Showtime
After a 504 day hiatus, the hotly anticipated Season 5 Part 2 of Billions was returning to Showtime…
Call to Action
Journalism Is Not a Crime - SB 98
In 2020, against a national backdrop of increasing violence directed at members of the press coveri…
Call to Action
Kay: #EveryKiss NYE Challenge
“Every Kiss Begins with Kay” is one of the most recognizable taglines in advertising history, but i…
Call to Action
Shine A Light
Across North America, antisemitism is on the rise.  According to the FBI, 55% of all religiously…
Call to Action
Taco Tuesday® “Meating Maker”
Business Goal: Plain and simple, we need to be part of consumers’ Tuesday routine, driving more tra…
Call to Action
winner
Virtual Reality - Ending Gender-Based Violence Against Women
In Cambodia, traditional culture is underpinned by the idea that violence against women is an accep…
Call to Action
Visa Uses Data To Boost Black-owned Small Businesses
Going into the 2020 holiday season during a global pandemic, consumer spending was on the rise. Vis…