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 Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens 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 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

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

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

From the 1st Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Education

This award honors a program, project, or initiative that seeks to address education inside and outside of the classroom. Educational institutions, programs and services are eligible for this award. Objectives may include educational equity, engaging current students and parents and thought leadership.

Winner

Education
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MTV Pants Off
MTV Pants Off is a Snapchat-first show about sex and relationships hosted by sex ed YouTuber, Laci …

Finalists

Education
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#SaidNoSchoolEver
Hefty is the only trash bag that supports Box Tops For Education, one of America's largest school e…
Education
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#COMMONCORE —How Social Media is Changing the Politics of Education
Hashtag Common Core Project (#Commoncore Project) is an ongoing research project that examines the …
Education
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Beginning: A Pencils of Promise Virtual Reality Film
Ahead of Pencils of Promise's annual gala, the for-purpose education organization sought to create …
Education
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Care Counts
simple thing: clean clothes.Kids who regularly miss school are 7 times more likely to drop out.Kids…
Education
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Combating Book Deserts: JetBlue's Soar with Reading
Launched in 2011, JetBlue's Soar with Reading (SWR) program is designed to encourage kids' imaginat…
Education
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Commodity Carnival/Risk Ranch
CME Group launched Commodity Carnival in partnership with the National 4-H Council with one main go…
Education
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DonorsChoose.org’s #BestSchoolDay
Too many teachers–particularly those in high-poverty communities–lack the classroom resources th…
Education
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Dressed in Code: A Little Black Dress for the Digital Age
Building something on the web with your own hands brings a rush of self-reliance and satisfaction. …
Education
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Story for Chela
Kenya's future dreamers are under threat of disappearance as the literacy levels of children deteri…
Education
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The #62MillionGirls Yearbook
In March 2015, the President and First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Let Girls Learn initiative …

Nominees

Education
Achieving Tomorrow Social Campaign
Previously, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's social media accounts were treated as a space…
Education
Chegg Foundation #GiveBackAndGo
#GiveBackAndGo is a competitive service learning internship opened to students nation-wide, designe…
Education
Engaging STEM-azing Minds Through ExploraVision
In the early 1990's, Toshiba posed a challenging question to its senior leadership: "How can we mak…
Education
Every Child a Super Reader
Why are so many kids in this country striving readers and not thriving readers? How can we get kids…
Education
Inspiring Curiosity with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s #SparkAMind Campaign
Can a global learning company inspire the world? At Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, we believe so. We ar…
Education
Microsoft Pencils of Promise
#UpgradeYourWorld is a new year-long initiative to celebrate those who inspire and empower others, …
Education
NOVA PBS Facebook
In 2012, NOVA's Facebook page was, for the most part, treated as a vehicle for driving tune-in to N…
Education
On the Farm STEM Experience
Through this program, funded by the Beef Checkoff Program, the American Farm Bureau Foundation for …
Education
Project Literacy
Project Literacy is a global movement convened by Pearson to make significant and sustainable advan…
Education
The Course Hero Knowledge Drive
The Course Hero Knowledge Drive has a simple yet powerful mission: to build a brighter academic fut…
Education
The Verizon Foundation
We believe that all kids deserve a chance to create a brighter future for themselves. But kids can …
Education
Toe to Toe
To encourage school children in the UK to donate their outgrown but not outworn [school] shoes at t…