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

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Branded Content Branded Series Clapback Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Email NEW! Emojis Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme & GIFs NEW! Micro-site NEW! Native Advertising Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content Voice

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images Sound NEW! UX/UI Visual Effects

Industry

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

Emerging Platform Partnership Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality NEW! Immersive Interactive Content NEW! NFTs NEW!

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence Instant Message Presence NEW! LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence NEW! TikTok Presence Twitter Presence YouTube Presence

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership NEW! Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Gamification Globalization Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy NEW! Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring NEW! Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response Search NEW! Shopping Storytelling Takeovers

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast NEW! Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast NEW! Other Podcast Genres NEW! Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast NEW! Sports & Health Podcast NEW! True Crime & Documentary Podcast NEW!

Video

360 Video Animal Video NEW! Comedy Video Dance Video NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video NEW! Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Product Feature Video NEW! Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video NEW! Vertical Video Video Ad

From the 14th Annual Shorty Awards Instructional Video

This award honors the most creative use of an instructional video by a brand, agency or organization in a social media or digital marketing campaign.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Instructional Video
winner
McDonald's Saweetie Meal
For this partnership with McDonald’s, we were tasked with driving awareness and drumming up interes…

Finalists

Instructional Video
finalist
Ancient Recipes with Sohla
The History Channel wanted to develop its first hosted digital original aimed at accomplishing a fe…
Instructional Video
finalist
Ancient Workouts with Omar
The overall goal was to continue creating series that appealed to a younger & more diverse audience…
Instructional Video
finalist
KitchenAid Presents Design Minded
We were tasked to create content that established KitchenAid major's design perspective. The object…
Instructional Video
finalist
KiwiCo Exploration Station
It’s never too early to start exploring the world! With KiwiCo’s Exploration Station series, kids a…
Instructional Video
finalist
Start Here
In the vast, fast-paced world of international news, having a trusted source to explain the big sto…
Instructional Video
finalist
audience honor
The Economic Spokesman - with AJ+ Arabi
Ever wonder how the economy works? Why do certain stocks look untouchable one moment, and before yo…
Instructional Video
finalist
The Quest for the Perfect Bracket
The Quest for the Perfect Bracket branded video series was developed to pair with years of original…
Instructional Video
finalist
YouTube TV Tips & Tricks
The YouTube TV Tips & Tricks series aims to inform and delight existing users on how to maximize th…

Nominees

Instructional Video
finalist
Ancient Recipes with Sohla
The History Channel wanted to develop its first hosted digital original aimed at accomplishing a fe…
Instructional Video
finalist
Ancient Workouts with Omar
The overall goal was to continue creating series that appealed to a younger & more diverse audience…
Instructional Video
finalist
KitchenAid Presents Design Minded
We were tasked to create content that established KitchenAid major's design perspective. The object…
Instructional Video
finalist
KiwiCo Exploration Station
It’s never too early to start exploring the world! With KiwiCo’s Exploration Station series, kids a…
Instructional Video
winner
McDonald's Saweetie Meal
For this partnership with McDonald’s, we were tasked with driving awareness and drumming up interes…
Instructional Video
Mira Quién Baila Univision All-Star Dance Tutorials
With the return of Univision's top-rated dance competition Mira Quién Baila, the 2021 premiere was …
Instructional Video
finalist
Start Here
In the vast, fast-paced world of international news, having a trusted source to explain the big sto…
Instructional Video
finalist
audience honor
The Economic Spokesman - with AJ+ Arabi
Ever wonder how the economy works? Why do certain stocks look untouchable one moment, and before yo…
Instructional Video
finalist
The Quest for the Perfect Bracket
The Quest for the Perfect Bracket branded video series was developed to pair with years of original…
Instructional Video
What's Cooking? Boogie
Our objective was to use creative content to strengthen and further position the Focus Features bra…
Instructional Video
finalist
YouTube TV Tips & Tricks
The YouTube TV Tips & Tricks series aims to inform and delight existing users on how to maximize th…
Instructional Video
“Pour It. Cap it. Bin it.”
In November 2021, California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) partnered with Ketchum Studios to create di…