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!

On a Shoestring

This award honors the most creative and effective social and/or digital marketing campaign accomplished with extremely limited funds. Please make sure to include the total budget as part of your entry.
On a Shoestring
#OscarTakeMeToProm
Turn a conversation about our brand into an opportunity to provide a unique and memorable experienc…
On a Shoestring
Brian Newman Arrives at Park MGM
In April 2022, Park MGM Las Vegas welcomed back Brian Newman After Dark for his spring and summer r…
On a Shoestring
Deviate Labs - Caden Terminal
Caden, a privacy tech company, was just coming out of stealth and wanted to generate 5,000+ beta si…
On a Shoestring
Feeding Gamers
BACKGROUND - Delimex has been around for nearly forty years, but despite being the perfect food to …
On a Shoestring
Juneteenth Thoughts
There was no client for this work other than our own agency, but the need was clear: the industry’s…
On a Shoestring
LAY’S X TAYLOR HALE: THE SALTIEST SHOWMANCE IN BIG BROTHER HISTORY
This summer, LAY’S became a regular (and unexpected) guest star on the 24th season of the popular R…
On a Shoestring
Michelob Guy
When a picture of a man holding an ULTRA at a PGA event began to go viral, we quickly jumped into t…
On a Shoestring
Ode to Karachi - Karachi Biennale
After the pandemic and the recent catastrophic floods in Pakistan, the Karachi Biennale's latest it…
On a Shoestring
Retirement Bears
Over the last 60 years, the Kraft Peanut Butter bears became Canadian icons.  But lately, other …
On a Shoestring
Roll up! Roll up! For world's first 24 hour circus!
What do you do when you’re an arts/education nonprofit educating thousands of disadvantaged Cambodi…
On a Shoestring
Scoperta! The Opera
Scoperta! is Italian for “discovery” and the brand’s promise is wine discovery made simple. To attr…
On a Shoestring
Serial Killer Receipts
As an online accounting software provider, we recognise the importance of balancing the amazing wor…
On a Shoestring
Spirit Airlines: Taking Influencers to the Sky
Flying can feel tedious. Finding flights, packing, making your way through TSA… the list goes on. B…
On a Shoestring
Sunshine Online
For 40 years, Camp Sunshine has provided a fun, safe, and empowering environment for kids with canc…
On a Shoestring
Teva: Soleful Readings
Teva advocates for all who adventure, and the brand stands for stepping out as your authentic self …
On a Shoestring
The F-List
Clean Creatives is a non-profit fighting climate change by pressuring ad agencies and the industry …
On a Shoestring
The Super Board
Fiorucci is a nationally distributed, premium Italian meat brand that has low awareness and a much …