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 7th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Education

Educational institutions, programs and services are eligible for this award. Objectives may include promoting enrollment and school spirit, engaging current students and thought leadership.

Winner

Education
winner
Mute the Mouth: An Above the Influence Game
For teens, confidence doesn't always come easy, especially when forces like peer pressure tend to s…

Finalist

Education
finalist
Bankrate #FutureSelfie Scholarship
Paying for college can be hard (like, really hard), so Bankrate decided to invest in the future of …

Nominees

Education
#Fordham4Me
Fordham University had a unique challenge: influence the yield of its 2014 incoming class while und…
Education
#Minutes4Military
Kaplan University recognizes the sacrifices that servicemembers make every day. Our #Minutes4Milita…
Education
#RowanPROUD
As the cost of higher education continues to increase, prospective college students and their fami…
Education
Boston University College of Communication
Boston University's College of Communication has demonstrated success in the development and educat…
Education
HashtagNYU
HashtagNYU aims to connect students to NYU and one another. Innovative and integrated, HashtagNYU b…
Education
It's Time to be a Red Raider
"It's Time to be a Red Raider" is a truly integrated campaign using both direct mail and social med…
Education
Storytelling the #OnlyatGW Way
At the George Washington University, our students don't have a typical college experience. The GW …
Education
UBC Sauder School of Business - #DiscoverwithSauder Branded Journalism Campaign
The first of its kind in higher education marketing – Applied Arts Magazine called it "branded cont…
Education
University of Houston
#GoCoogs. #CoogsHouse. #CougarRedFriday. University of Houston students, alumni and fans always fin…
Education
Wella Education
Wella Education has created a community where stylists share ideas, blow minds with their collectiv…