THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

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 Mid-sized Brand of the Year Mid-sized Non-profit of the Year Small Agency of the Year Small Brand of the Year Small Non-profit of the Year

Campaign

Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Mobile Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Social Good Campaign

Single Platform

Clubhouse NEW! Discord NEW! Emerging Platform Facebook Facebook Messenger Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit Snapchat TikTok Triller NEW! Tumblr NEW! Twitch NEW! Twitter WeChat Weibo WhatsApp YouTube

Overall Presence

Clubhouse Presence NEW! Discord Presence NEW! Emerging Platform Presence NEW! Facebook Messenger Presence NEW! Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence NEW! Multi-Platform Presence NEW! Pinterest Presence NEW! Reddit Presence NEW! Snapchat Presence TikTok Presence Triller Presence NEW! Tumblr Presence NEW! Twitch Presence NEW! Twitter Presence WeChat Presence NEW! Weibo Presence NEW! WhatsApp Presence NEW! YouTube Presence

Influencer & Celebrity Brand Partnership

Emerging Platform Partnership NEW! Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Snapchat Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Design

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

Video

360 Video Augmented Reality Comedy Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Short Form Video Stories NEW! Vertical Video NEW! Video Ad Virtual Reality

Industry

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

Content and Media

Audio Clips NEW! Blogs NEW! Branded Content Branded Podcast Branded Series Clapback NEW! Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Emojis Filter/Lens GIFs Hashtag Meme Native Advertising Newsletters NEW! Podcast Podcast Mini Series Polls & Surveys Single Post or Activation NEW! Stickers NEW! User-Generated Content Voice NEW!

Strategy & Engagement

Artificial Intelligence Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Employee Engagement NEW! Fundraising NEW! Gamification Geo-Targeting NEW! Globalization NEW! Humor Insights & Trends NEW! Integration with Live Television Large Media Buying Strategy LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Media Buying Strategy on a Shoe-String Micro-Influencer Strategy Mid-Range Media Buying Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification NEW! Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Media Buy Real Time Response Shopping NEW! Storytelling Takeovers NEW!

Virtual

Digital Pivot Immersive Online Event/Activation Remote Production

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…