11th Annual Shorty Awards Categories


See below for official categories. The early entry deadline is November 29th, 2018.

The Shorty Awards honor the talented agencies, brands, and industry leaders behind the best and most innovative work on social media channels, campaigns, websites and applications.

By Campaign
By Design
By Industry
By Overall Presence
Campaign by Platform
Content and Media
Influencer & Celebrity Brand Partnership
Mobile Experiences
Strategy & Engagement
Video by Platform
Video Content

From the 9th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Hospitality

Hotels, home-sharing and home rental companies as well as restaurants and other dining establishments are eligible for this award. Objectives may include gathering consumer trust, promotions and deals, loyalty programs and thought leadership in the hospitality space.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Hospitality
winner
Hyatt House and Hyatt Place: You’ve Come Too Far to Settle Now
The Hyatt Place and Hyatt House brands – which are Hyatt's fastest growing brands representing more than 50 percent of Hyatt's total hotel portfolio – have been designed to recognize the needs of the modern business traveler.However, the problem is that today's business travelers have an overwhelming amount of choices when it comes to choosing a...

Finalists

Hospitality
finalist
Business Unusual
The overall objectives of the Marriott Content Studio for BUSINESS UNUSUAL were: Continuing the creation of compelling storytelling content across all platforms—film, television and digital—designed to engage, entertain and motivate the traveling audience. Firmly establishing MCS' digital and filmed entertainment storytelling model. BUSINES...
Hospitality
finalist
Hotel Indigo - The Color of Discovery
Hotel Indigo, the industry's first branded boutique hotel, launched the Color of Discovery campaign to grow awareness, consideration and favorability with the goal of driving occupancy. Our social and content activations would support these goals by casting Hotel Indigo as the ultimate curator of local discoveries.Our mantra? From the crossing o...
Hospitality
finalist
Marriott Rewards Facebook Lead Gen
Marriott Rewards' vision was simple: Acquire new members through frictionless experiences powered by tech, allowing users to seamlessly join the loyalty program without ever leaving Facebook. Create a simplified enrollment process directly within Facebook Drive a higher enrollment conversion rate by making the path to membership seamles...
Hospitality
finalist
audience
Marriott Rewards Facebook Messenger Bot
In September of 2016, Marriott International officially announced the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts creating the world's largest travel company. At that moment, Marriott Rewards' vision was simple: We must provide frictionless experiences powered by tech, allowing the program to easily engage with members during what was one of the mo...
Hospitality
finalist
Washington Park Hotel
Washington Park Hotel in Miami has been routinely selling out their rooms every night. However, their room sales were only through online travel agencies (OTA) and not through direct bookings, which meant a huge loss of profitability. In effort to boost direct booking sales, we looked to social media advertising to give the hotel that extra push.

Nominees

About the Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media.

Millions of people participate in The Shortys to recognize individuals and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, and the rest of the social web.

The Shorty Social Good Awards will be held November 15, 2018 in New York City