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 9th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Educate

This award honors a campaign, original content or initiative that promotes learning inside and/or outside of the classroom. Encompassing issues include educational equity, financial support, policy reform, and thought leadership.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

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audience honor
Flamin' Hot University
The surging student-loan crisis in the U.S., which is especially pronounced at Historically Black c…

Finalist

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gold honor
Cheez-It Celebrates Educators
In 2023, Kellanova aimed to make the Cheez-It brand more meaningful by engaging in philanthropic in…

Nominees

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Conversations on Climate: Educate. Empower. Inspire.
Free, quality education for sustainability in business. On the fields of his grandparents' farm,…
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DP Education: Impacting Futures, Driving Change in Education
Established in 2016, the Dhammika and Priscilla Perera Foundation is a highly respected charitable …
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Energy for your future
PAE is the main private producer, employer and investor of the energy industry in Argentina and a l…
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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…
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Indeed - Day in The Life
Indeed’s Day in the Life series aims to increase channel watch time and help improve discovery by p…
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Is it Inflation? Or Greedflation?
The next time you hear someone blame inflation on stimulus checks that Americans got four years ago…
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Regulating Ai - Innovate Responsibly
Regulating AI aims to facilitate a global dialogue on developing fair, responsible, and effective a…
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TOEFL “Make Your Mark” Rebrand Campaign
The TOEFL test is the leading assessment of English as a second language, and it has been an integr…
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The Educational Impact of Micato-AmericaShare
AmericaShare is dedicated to improving the lives of the children living in Mukuru, the second-large…
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The Truth About Immigrants and the Economy
No matter what one might hear on Fox News, immigrants are good for the economy and our society. Thi…
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Wasserman & Canva for Education: Canva Learning Consultant Program
The partnership between Wasserman and Canva, established in January 2022, developed the Canva Learn…
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Why Does Flying Suck So Much?
As we all know — and my grandfather loves to say — flying is not what it once was! Smaller seats. L…