THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Awareness Campaign NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Cultural Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Regional Campaign Social Movement Campaign

By Cause

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

By Industry

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

By Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality Feature Film NEW! Gaming Images Interactive Content Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports NEW! Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology Data & Insights Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Generative AI Guerrilla Marketing NEW! Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Sound & Music NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

Community Engagement

This award honors a brand, agency or organization that successfully built and maintained an authentic, respectful, and engaging community with a pro-social objective.

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Community Engagement
2024 Max AAPI Heritage Month Celebration
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, Max wanted to create an experience that authentically engage…
Community Engagement
7-Eleven's Cleat Crew Fundraises for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® to Help Youth Thrive
Primary Objective: Maximize fundraising efforts for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® through a…
Community Engagement
Cleft Con New York
Smile Train has been fortunate to earn the support of many Americans with clefts. We consider ourse…
Community Engagement
Duriel’s Offering
Darkness is at the heart of the Diablo video games, but there are sparks of hope even there. Our so…
Community Engagement
Energy for your future
PAE is the main private producer, employer and investor of the energy industry in Argentina and a l…
Community Engagement
Enlisting the Power of an Untapped Resource
Travelers has always been committed to supporting the many service members who’ve joined our ranks.…
Community Engagement
Giants of Africa: GOA Festival
The Giants of Africa Festival 2023 was the first-ever large-scale youth basketball festival in Afri…
Community Engagement
If You Do It Without Us, It's Not About Us
Most companies in the life science industry describe themselves as patient centric. At Genentech, t…
Community Engagement
RuPaul's Drag Race Social
@RuPaulsDragRace social has become a hub for the franchise and LGBTQ+ community. In addition to del…
Community Engagement
The Sympathizer Screenings, Night Market, Digital Content Series
The Sympathizer was a monumental cultural moment for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian voices, so we w…
Community Engagement
Unsilence The Crowd
A first of its kind partnership between Sela, RNID and Newcastle United culminated in Unsilence The…
Community Engagement
World Surf League / WSL One Ocean
The objective of WSL One Ocean is to harness the global platform of the World Surf League (WSL) to …
Community Engagement
Your Neighbourhood Getai (by POSB & DBS Foundation)
Singapore aims for digital inclusion - however, there is a concerning surge in digital scams in rec…