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 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
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
What's Cooking? Boogie
Our objective was to use creative content to strengthen and further position the Focus Features bra…
Instructional Video
“Pour It. Cap it. Bin it.”
In November 2021, California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) partnered with Ketchum Studios to create di…