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!

From the 6th Annual Shorty Awards Best Contest

This award honors the most effective and innovative contest or sweepstakes. All aspects of the campaign will be considered, including contest content, promotion goals, reach and effectiveness.

Winner

Contest
winner
Wheat Thins Flavor Protection
THE WORLD’S FIRST INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR A SNACK. Necessary? Not really. Appreciated? Absolute…

Finalists

Contest
finalist
Audi's Steer the Story Campaign with Marvel Comics
In the summer of 2013, Tony Stark was back on the big screen in his Audi R8 for the third and final…
Contest
finalist
Dodge: Hands On Ron Burgundy Game
Some companies use a celebrity spokesperson to promote their products. When Dodge launched the new …
Contest
finalist
Intel Presents The Music Experiment Powered by MTV Iggy
In 2013, Intel and MTV Iggy amplified their successful co-branded fan engagement music series creat…
Contest
finalist
espnW: 98 Days To Shine
espnW is a voice for the woman who loves sports. Founded in July 2010, espnW lives across televisio…

Nominees

Contest
#DDTopChef
Taking center stage as the secret ingredient on Top Chef's Quickfire Challenge, Dunkin' Donuts gave…
Contest
#MyFootballFantasy
Visa’s #MyFootballFantasy campaign gave fans the chance to live out their ultimate football fantasi…
Contest
#RichKids of Beverly Hills Finders Keepers Social Scavenger Hunt
The goal of the social stunt was to generate awareness and consumer buzz for the premiere of E!’s n…
Contest
finalist
Audi's Steer the Story Campaign with Marvel Comics
In the summer of 2013, Tony Stark was back on the big screen in his Audi R8 for the third and final…
Contest
Blue Friday
Black Friday is notoriously the most overwhelming, high-stress shopping day of the year. So, to off…
Contest
finalist
Dodge: Hands On Ron Burgundy Game
Some companies use a celebrity spokesperson to promote their products. When Dodge launched the new …
Contest
finalist
Intel Presents The Music Experiment Powered by MTV Iggy
In 2013, Intel and MTV Iggy amplified their successful co-branded fan engagement music series creat…
Contest
Nissan - Your Door to More Video Contest
The all-new Versa Note doesn't come with a hatch, it comes with a door to more of what you love. To…
Contest
Occupy CONAN sponsored by VW
VW issue a Media challenge: give them a media idea to break through ordinary TV. How did CONAN…
Contest
winner
Wheat Thins Flavor Protection
THE WORLD’S FIRST INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR A SNACK. Necessary? Not really. Appreciated? Absolute…
Contest
Workaholics #SIXDAYS of Half Christmas
Come June 25, every Workaholics fan is celebrating Half Christmas, the official slacker holiday for…
Contest
finalist
espnW: 98 Days To Shine
espnW is a voice for the woman who loves sports. Founded in July 2010, espnW lives across televisio…