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 Video Series NEW!

Instagram Presence

This award honors brand presence on Instagram. Describe how you effectively used the platform's native tools to establish your unique brand voice, foster community and drive engagement.

See previous winners and honorees here.
Instagram Presence
& Juliet Broadway Instagram
In the creation of & Juliet’s Instagram presence, our goal was to target young audiences and bring …
Instagram Presence
7-ELEVEn Instagram
We set out to ignite 7-ELEVEn’s cultural relevance and celebrate our wildest and hungriest fans. We…
Instagram Presence
Adult Swimming
Adult Swim has built an enduring bond with loyal fans grounded in a shared sensibility - the world …
Instagram Presence
Al Jazeera Arabic Instagram
Al Jazeera Digital Newsroom is managing all social media production & publishing for Al Jazeera Ara…
Instagram Presence
Allergan Medical Institute® (AMI) Social Media Campaign
After being awarded the AMI social media account, we were tasked by the client to create an entirel…
Instagram Presence
Comedy Central Instagram
Comedy Central's Instagram is a digital hub for groundbreaking comedy. Our goal is to leverage the …
Instagram Presence
Disney+ Instagram
Instagram Presence
Dove + JOY: THE CROWN Act Movement
The CROWN Act was created by Dove and the CROWN Coalition, in partnership with then State Senator H…
Instagram Presence
Etsy Instagram
At the outset of 2022, we were facing a challenge: Radically reinvent Etsy's flagship social media …
Instagram Presence
Food Network - Instagram & Tiktok
Food Network’s social platforms are another key touch point for fans to interact and engage with a …
Instagram Presence
IGN Instagram
As a 25-year-old brand, IGN is ancient in terms of internet age. So our Instagram is all about reac…
Instagram Presence
Insider Business - Instagram Overall Presence
Insider’s social team wanted to properly leverage the hundreds of articles published on Insider and…
Instagram Presence
Microsoft Education - An Instagram Community
Educators and school leaders are increasingly asked to do more with less. As a technology company, …
Instagram Presence
RuPaul's Drag Race - Overall Instagram Presence
As the #1 Most Social Cable Prime Reality Show in 2022, @RuPaulsDragRace social has become a hub fo…
Instagram Presence
Star Trek Logs Instagram Account
Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Prodigy” gives a family-friendly look at the franchise’s adventures to bol…
Instagram Presence
Teen Wolf Instagram
Teen Wolf's Instagram is the hub for all nostalgic, emotional, hilarious and fun series and movie r…
Instagram Presence
The Honey Pot Company
Our Instagram efforts are focused on driving meaningful engagement. We aim to bring the Honey Pot C…
Instagram Presence
The Luxury Collection – Content Strategy
This year, we set out to deepen storytelling on our channels in a way befitting The Luxury Collecti…
Instagram Presence
TheGrio Instagram
Instagram Presence
W Hotels Relaunch
Can an established brand learn new tricks? That was the question we asked ourselves when we relaunc…
Instagram Presence
Yellowstone Instagram
Our objectives are to share engaging, platform-specific content that allows our fans to deepen thei…