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 Foreign Language Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign NEW! Rebrand Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Episodic NEW! 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

Creator & Influencer Partnerships

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 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 Engagement Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) NEW! Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications Micro-Influencer Strategy 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 Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 10th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Local Campaign

This category honors the most creative and effective social good campaign targeting a single geographic location using social media, digital platforms, and tools. The entry must include how local marketing strategies were used to reach communities and/or neighborhoods within a certain radius.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Local Campaign
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Ava Media Provides Housing & Aid for Families in Need
Low-income and poverty affect many families across the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Elderly individual…
Local Campaign
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Boston Public Art Triennial: More Belonging. Add More Art to Your Everyday
Boston is a city rich in culture, but its public art landscape has long been shaped by inequity. Ma…
Local Campaign
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Colorado Springs Utilities: Smallfoot, Big Energy Savings - Small Footprint
In 1924, Colorado Springs made a choice that shaped its future. That decision has echoed through ge…
Local Campaign
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DBS Foundation Impact Beyond Summit and Dialogue
With 1 in 6 people projected to be over 60 by 2030, ageing societies are becoming a global concern.…
Local Campaign
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Increasing Abortion Access with Strategic, Empathetic, AI-Optimized Storytelling
Access to reproductive and sexual health care has never been more critical—or more contested. Hey J…
Local Campaign
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KATE: The First Harm Reduction Chatbot
Overdose Lifeline is an Indiana-based nonprofit whose mission is to provide hope and resources to f…
Local Campaign
finalist
Salmon Warriors
Pacific Northwest salmon are essential to Washington’s environment, economy, and culture. They have…
Local Campaign
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Stay Fresh & Tasty
The Bell Flower Clinic is a sexual health clinic in Indianapolis and part of the Marion County Heal…
Local Campaign
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The Legal Aid Society x Kettle: “Do NYC Justice”
For nearly 150 years, the Legal Aid Society has fought for racial justice in courts and communities…
Local Campaign
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The Ripple Effect
Our exploration of the fentanyl crisis took a different approach – one rooted in storytelling, comp…
Local Campaign
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The Schoolys
The current state of education is marred by stress, inadequate educator pay, a lack of school staff…

Nominees

Local Campaign
Empty Not Closed
The “Empty Not Closed” trailer was created as a preview for the forthcoming documentary Empty Not C…
Local Campaign
Jack in the Box Supports Little League San Diego
Jack in the Box partnered with internet-forward creative agency ZONED to make youth baseball dreams…
Local Campaign
Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline Limited-Time Offer Campaign
Each year, 7,500 Oklahomans die from smoking-related illnesses, according to the Centers for Diseas…