THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Campaign by a Black-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Latinx/Hispanic-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a LGBTQ+ Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Native/Indigenous-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Woman-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by an Asian-Owned Business NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility NEW! Fundraising Campaign NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Pro Bono Social Movement

By Cause

Activism Campaign NEW! Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy NEW! Clean Water & Sanitation NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education Emergency Relief Environment Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Hunger & Food Insecurity Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Poverty Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive NEW! Business to Business NEW! Education NEW! Entertainment Fashion and Beauty NEW! Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness NEW! News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content NEW! Branded Series NEW! Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology NEW! Email & Newsletters NEW! Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics NEW! Live Events Meme and GIFs NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy NEW! Paid and Amplification Podcast PSA Real Time Response Single Post Storytelling User Generated Content Video

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project NEW!

Video Content

Animations Documentary Short Live Streaming Long Form Video NEW! Short Form Video NEW! Video Series Virtual Reality

From the 7th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Sports

Sports teams, athletes, leagues, networks and services are eligible for this award. Objectives include engaging current fans, driving traffic, expanding fanbase and educating viewers and followers.

Click here to see the previous winner and nominees.

Winner

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adidas Brazuca
At the last World Cup, the footballing world hated the ball. For the 2014 tournament, World Cup spo…

Finalists

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#HELLWEEK Across America
DICK's Sporting Goods challenged Catalyst to develop a social media campaign for the back-to-school…
Sports
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One Nation. One Team.
The FIFA World Cup is arguably the greatest spectacle in all of sports. For the United States Socce…
Sports
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Philadelphia Eagles Soar on #BlackSunday
Each year, the Philadelphia Eagles play just 16 games, 16 opportunities to showcase what we can do.…
Sports
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World Cup Global Stadium: #JoinIn
The FIFA World Cup is a unique, quadrennial tournament. And by the end of it all, one sixth of the …
Sports
finalist
XFINITY - Your Home for the Most Live Sports
XFINITY leads the way with sports programing, but it isn't the only player in the space. To differe…

Nominees

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#GoTeamUSA
The United States Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization that serves as both the National O…
Sports
finalist
#HELLWEEK Across America
DICK's Sporting Goods challenged Catalyst to develop a social media campaign for the back-to-school…
Sports
2014 FIFA World Cup on Univision
Univision's broadcast of the 2014 FIFA World Cup was one of the most successful - recording the 25 …
Sports
DeMarini’s #CWSWeaponsDrop
DeMarini, an aluminum bat manufacturing powerhouse, was looking for an exciting way to release its …
Sports
HBO Boxing
With a seamless broadcast integration strategy and a wide array of digital exclusive content, the H…
Sports
MLB Network's #FaceOfMLB
Could inaugural winner Joey Votto repeat? Would New York Yankees living legend Derek Jeter take th…
Sports
NFL UK: Using Content to Grow & Connect With A New Fan Base Abroad
The NFL dominates American sports with a passionate, well-established, multi-generational fan base …
Sports
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One Nation. One Team.
The FIFA World Cup is arguably the greatest spectacle in all of sports. For the United States Socce…
Sports
Peperami World Cup
Sports
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Philadelphia Eagles Soar on #BlackSunday
Each year, the Philadelphia Eagles play just 16 games, 16 opportunities to showcase what we can do.…
Sports
San Francisco Giants
Sports
Visa - NFL Draft Stories: How You Should Judge Michael Sam
To celebrate their rebranding initiative "everywhere you want to be," Visa gave Michael Sam, who wa…
Sports
WWE: The Social Voice of the WWE Universe
WWE's 10-person Social Media Team sets the pace for the sports-entertainment leader in the medium, …
Sports
Wimbledon 2014: Rising above the noise
Competing against the goliath that was the Fifa World Cup, Wimbledon held its own with an engaging …
Sports
finalist
World Cup Global Stadium: #JoinIn
The FIFA World Cup is a unique, quadrennial tournament. And by the end of it all, one sixth of the …
Sports
finalist
XFINITY - Your Home for the Most Live Sports
XFINITY leads the way with sports programing, but it isn't the only player in the space. To differe…
Sports
adidas #allin or nothing
adidas attacked FIFA World Cup 2014 head-on in social and lived its message to land its message: #a…
Sports
winner
adidas Brazuca
At the last World Cup, the footballing world hated the ball. For the 2014 tournament, World Cup spo…