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

Of The Year

Commercial Creator of the Year Dual-Format Creator of the Year Large Agency of the Year Large Brand of the Year Large Non-Profit of the Year Mid-Sized Agency of the Year News Creator of the Year Site of the Year Small Agency of the Year Studio of the Year

From the 9th Annual Shorty Awards Best use of User-Generated Content

This category honors the most creative and effective incorporation of user-generated content in a social media marketing campaign.

Winner

User-Generated Content
winner
audience honor
ADT Ghost Monitoring
Because of all of the online buzz around holidays in social media, they are frequently key subjects…

Finalists

User-Generated Content
finalist
2016 #caughtonNestCam
How can we reimagine the way you market a security camera on social media? And at the same time, ho…
User-Generated Content
finalist
Commercializer
America has a problem. We consume too much. And while we all know that the U.S. is synonymous with …
User-Generated Content
finalist
NBC News: Election Confessions
Tell us what you really think. What are your thoughts on the presidential candidates? How do you fe…
User-Generated Content
finalist
Spotting “FedEx in the Wild” – Letting our Fans be Storytellers
When we initially launched our Instagram presence, it failed. We were the brand that was on Instagr…
User-Generated Content
finalist
Unlimited Together 2016
The United States' strength as a nation lies in its unity. It's not the divided states, but United …

Nominees

User-Generated Content
Capital One’s #DefineYourDream Campaign
The #DefineYourDream campaign was born with the goal of showcasing the amazing things our customers…
User-Generated Content
Airbnb Holiday Traditions
The holiday season has become a hyper saturated hot bed for brands to blast endless retail and prom…
User-Generated Content
American Horror Story Enhanced Fan Art
American Horror Story's community on social has always been incredibly engaged. Over the past six y…
User-Generated Content
Anytime Fitness Family Instagram Album
Despite incredibly active and diverse gym communities around the world, Anytime Fitness had a prett…
User-Generated Content
Capital One's Team Up for $10K Campaign
Capital One's Venture and Quicksilver credit cards are premiere in their rewards categories. With o…
User-Generated Content
Citi® / AAdvantage® Everyday Adventures Contest
The Citi® / AAdvantage® card brand campaign was born out of the insight that the "modern explorer" …
User-Generated Content
Helping Visa get backstage, and front of stage at Laneway Festival
Visa's brand equity has traditionally under-indexed amongst millennials and has an objective to get…
User-Generated Content
Nashville Unplugged: Go Write Me
We believe entertainment is a fundamental human need, and nowhere is entertainment more spectacular…
User-Generated Content
Odd Mom Out - Robo Acclaim Trailer Customizer
With a successful and critically acclaimed first season under its belt, Bravo looked to excite vie…
User-Generated Content
Penny Dreadful Art of the Dreadful Gallery / It Was Foretold Campaign
Going into season 3, the most valuable tool Showtime had in its Penny Dreadful marketing strategy w…
User-Generated Content
Powerpuff Yourself
To reintroduce the tenacious trio to a new generation of fans, Cartoon Network tasked Carrot to cre…
User-Generated Content
Rising Legends: The Search For The Next K-Pop Star Goes Global
When most people hear the word "K-pop," they automatically think of PSY, the hilarious "horse-dance…
User-Generated Content
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts UGC
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, an ultra-luxury hospitality brand, hired Spherical Communications in 201…
User-Generated Content
Share Your Tales! Goldfish® Tales. Little Moments, Big Smiles.
By 2016, the US snack world became a $102 billion business, with an average 6,296+ snacks clutterin…
User-Generated Content
WeAreCisco Employee-Generated Content for Employer Branding
The WeAreCisco social media mission is consistent across all platforms – to make a personal connect…
User-Generated Content
storybooth.com
storybooth is an innovative new animated storytelling platform that collects real stories from youn…