THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter Feature Film Images Interactive Experiences Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Vertical Video NEW! Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes Poverty Relief Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Non-profit Partnership Other Partnerships

Platforms & Technology

Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Employee Engagement NEW! Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content User Generated Content

From the 18th Annual Shorty Awards SEO & SEM

This category honors the most creative and effective search marketing campaign, either SEO, SEM or SMO.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

SEO & SEM
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JBL: Showing Up Loud in AI Search
Search is no longer confined to the search bar. It’s everywhere. Large language models. Socia…
SEO & SEM
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Time-Sensitive Targets
Creating standout content is challenging, especially in the saturated world of financial services. …
SEO & SEM
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Inspira Health: Jersey Generations
Inspira Health’s 2025 maternity campaign reimagined how to connect with expectant mothers by ground…
SEO & SEM
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Building a Path Home
Los Angeles is one of the least affordable housing markets in the nation, with costs 140% higher th…
SEO & SEM
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Scaling Search Without Guesswork: How Diesel & Crealytics Turned Automation Into Scalable Growth
In 2025, Diesel set out to grow SEM revenue YoY without sacrificing efficiency in an increasingly a…
SEO & SEM
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daydream & OpenArt - 19.8M Clicks with Programmatic SEO Across Google and AI Platforms
OpenArt is an AI image generation platform. The market is growing fast, with 34 million AI images c…

Nominees