THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

From the 15th Annual Shorty Awards TikTok

This category honors the most effective and creative use of TikTok in a marketing campaign. Describe how you best used the platform's native tools (such as Sounds) to enhance a message, build community and meet objectives.

See previous year winners and honorees here.

Finalists

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gold honor
Rainbow History Class
In Australia, an estimated 4-11% of the population identifies on the LGBTIQA+ spectrum (BWI Researc…
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silver honor
Dumb Ways to Die - Global TikTok Hashtag / Brand Revival
Some ten years after the brand was initially launched, the original Dumb Ways to Die mobile game ha…
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bronze honor
CLUBCARD ACCEPTED: HOW WE GOT TIKTOK (AND THE UK) AUDITIONING TO BE THE VOICE OF TESCO VALUE
CLUBCARD ACCEPTED: HOW WE GOT TIKTOK (AND THE UK) AUDITIONING TO BE THE VOICE OF TESCO VALUE In …
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bronze honor
Launching Sesame Street on TikTok
We launched on TikTok with the goal of building cultural relevance among our adult fans—while most …
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#CirqueduSoleil TikTok Account & Livestreams
When relaunching the Cirque du Soleil TikTok account, our objective was to bridge the gaps between …
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#IYWYK: Celebrating REAL Walmart Shopper Stories on TikTok
As more and more shoppers are turning to Walmart during these inflationary times, we wanted to huma…
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#IsItMondayYet - Building Hype for a Month of Walmart Black Friday Deals
For retailers, Black Friday is one of the most competitive days of the year. It’s also a fleeting h…
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#TheTeammates: Your Career Besties
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, wanted to shift the perception that it wasn't a…
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AARP TikTok Channel
How do you enhance perceptions of your brand and establish a connection with a generation that has …
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AARP TikTok: Gen X ASMR Series
How do you enhance perceptions of your brand and establish a connection with a generation that has …
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Connecting American Express’ Small Business Saturday with the Next Generation of Shoppers on TikTok
American Express created the #ShopSmall Accelerator in partnership with TikTok to build on its lega…
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audience honor
DiGiorno Made Us Do It
Did you know that Americans eat nearly 350 slices of pizza per second? And, 90% purchase pizza from…
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McDonald's Menu Hacks
Building on the momentum created with Saweetie’s personal menu hack, McDonald’s leaned into a fan t…
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The Vegans
The salad dressings category has limited vegan options and is primarily served by niche and often e…

Nominees

#TurboTaxAlphorn Challenge
Troup was asked to extend the existing TurboTax Free brand campaign (Free, free, free...) into othe…
Arthur is on TikTok!
In 2022, Arthur, the longest running animated children’s series in the U.S. was celebrating its 25t…
Bomb Pop x GALE: #AFlavorForEveryYou TikTok
Going into the summer of 2022, Bomb Pop had a challenge — teens and tweens knew our iconic Red, Whi…
Carmichael Lynch and H&R Block: A Fair Shot
On July 1, 2021, the new NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) rule change went into effect, turning col…
Delta Air Lines x Women's History Month Employee Spotlight
Aviation has one of the widest gender gaps, meaning in most US aviation occupations women make up l…
Disney+ TikTok
Finding 1M TikTok Followers Through Togetherness
TikTok erupted during the pandemic. With the global population confined to homes, many took to the …
First date with the Lenovo 2-in-1
As a longstanding branded content partner with Ziff Media Group, BrandX had already produced a high…
How to Use a Pay Phone if You Were Born After 1997: An excruciatingly painful tutorial for Gen Z.
As America’s most reliable network dating back to the days of the once-ubiquitous pay phone, we had…
IONIQ 5 “Evolves” EV
The automotive industry is being redefined - new EVs launch every year and OEMs are actively trying…
If I Was a Worm
We embarked on a mission to create content for Amazon Alexa’s TikTok channel that would captivate G…
Inner Child
Adobe tasked us with producing a relevant and engaging video on TikTok that celebrated the common t…
Jake Gets Social
State Farm set out to reach its next generation of consumers on TikTok. Highlighting Jake from Stat…
New Flavors & A #SplashSummerVibe
To raise awareness with its consumer target on a platform that was previously successful for the br…
OLAPLEX Single Platform: TikTok
OLAPLEX started as a professional brand, securing love and trust with the professional styling comm…
OTTO x Adidas Originals - Natural Born Content
OTTO — Germany’s biggest e-commerce platform — is still best known as a catalog on every granny’s c…
Puss In Boots Tiktok
To promote DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures’ new film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, the …
Red Light Challenge
Amazon Alexa gave us a big challenge: create content for their TikTok channel that captivates Gen Z…
What's Up Tok?
Looney Tunes has been creating animated comedy mayhem for 80 years. Two years ago, Looney Tunes …
Yellowstone TikTok
Going into Yellowstone season 5, we were laser focused on bringing more fans and viewers into the Y…
eos: Shaving Skincare for Anyone & Anywhere
eos was coming off an incredibly successful year in 2021. The goal of presenting a more relatable a…