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 Foreign Language Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign NEW! Rebrand Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Episodic NEW! 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 & Travel 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

Creator & Influencer Partnerships

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 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 Engagement Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) NEW! Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications Micro-Influencer Strategy 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 Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

Local Campaign

This category honors the most creative and effective campaign targeting a single geographic location using social media, digital platforms and tools. Entry should include how local marketing strategies and tactics were used to reach communities and/or neighborhoods within an immediate radius.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Local Campaign
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2025 End-Of-Year Unpacked
Bridging the Physical-Digital Divide The objective was to convert more foot traffic into identifie…
Local Campaign
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Brutal Fruit: The Pink Table Paris
As one of Greater Africa and Brazil’s favourite spritzers, Brutal Fruit wanted to activate a moment…
Local Campaign
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California Post: Betting the House on Bold Conviction
The New York Post has always been defined by its bold point of view.  But in a polarized media l…
Local Campaign
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Chamchamal Floods: From Broadcast to Boots on the Ground
When catastrophic flooding struck Chamchamal in December 2025, thousands of families were displaced…
Local Campaign
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Everand’s Read Every Which Way Campaign
Reading has been experiencing a cultural moment, but most of the industry’s digital brands feel int…
Local Campaign
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Hellmann’s Canada - Mom & Popular
Hellmann’s set out to prove that big cultural relevance can be built through deeply local execution…
Local Campaign
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Inspira Health: Jersey Generations
Inspira Health’s 2025 maternity campaign reimagined how to connect with expectant mothers by ground…
Local Campaign
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Keeping It Real with Geroge F. Baker III
For over 150 years as a regional American brand, Deer Park® Spring Water has built a legacy of legi…
Local Campaign
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Local Artist Bags
As the oldest grocery store in the DMV, Giant continually aims to join with community members to em…
Local Campaign
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Love at Sequoia
The objective of Love at Sequoia was to increase brand awareness, strengthen resident retention, an…
Local Campaign
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Nipsey Hussle x Metro: The Marathon Continues
The Nipsey Hussle x Metro culture collaboration was created to transform public transit from a func…
Local Campaign
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See the Sublemonal
It began with a simple truth: Lemons were in peril.  In the aftermath of the pandemic, the humbl…
Local Campaign
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Song for Charlie: Community-Led Fentanyl Prevention in California
While fentanyl is a national crisis, California faces a unique challenge as a primary distribution …
Local Campaign
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Talking Heads 50th Anniversary New York Moment
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer,” we created an experiential cam…
Local Campaign
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Triple Play
In Los Angeles — the nation’s largest car market and Edmunds’ hometown  — the brand faced a fundame…
Local Campaign
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University Hospitals x LionShare: New Movers Campaign
The idea driving this work was to connect with families at a pivotal life moment - when they have r…
Local Campaign
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Wild Caught Texas Shrimp. Caught Here. Not Brought Here.
The Challenge Imported, farm-raised shrimp – primarily from overseas – had become visually indis…

Nominees

Local Campaign
100 Years of Brisbane Airport
As Brisbane Airport approached its centenary, the team identified an opportunity to move beyond a t…
Local Campaign
Don't Mess with Hemp
Hometown Hero’s “Don’t Mess with Hemp” campaign was a bold, culturally resonant response to Texas L…
Local Campaign
Winning the FIFA Best Fan Award: A Campaign by AVA Sports for Zakho Sports Club
Perfect — this time I’ll elevate it strategically, make it feel award-level, and align it clearly w…
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