THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

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

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

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

Industry

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

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 1st Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Public Health

This award honors programs, project, or initiative that seeks to promote and protect the health of people and the communities they live, learn, work, and play in.

Winner

Public Health
winner
Texting vs Drinking
In spite of countless PSAs and scare-tactic ads, texting & driving activity continues to increase. …

Finalists

Public Health
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#HavasPeepShow
The Breast Cancer Awareness installation inside advertising agency Havas Chicago's lobby was design…
Public Health
finalist
#ISurvivedEbola
At the height of the Ebola outbreak, Vulcan Productions and PCI Media Impact launched #ISurvivedEbo…
Public Health
finalist
#TalkEarly
Responsibility.org is a national not-for-profit organization leading the fight against drunk drivin…
Public Health
finalist
Connor's Cure
WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon and her husband WWE Executive of Talent, Live Events and …
Public Health
finalist
Fresh Empire – The First National Hip Hop Tobacco Prevention Campaign
In 2012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hired Rescue to solve a significant public health c…
Public Health
finalist
New York Community Schools “Operation Warm” Coats for Kids Campaign
Bring happiness and warmth to many of New York City's most disadvantaged children through the gift …
Public Health
finalist
Street Fare
Connecting People Walking on the Street With Those Living on It: Our overall goal was to jolt peopl…
Public Health
finalist
The Boulevard: The Road to Health and Home
Imagine being discharged from the hospital with nowhere to go. Unfortunately, for thousands of Chic…
Public Health
finalist
The CRAPPER Waterless Composting Toilet and the Tinker Urination Fixture for Women & Girls
2.5 billion people worldwide lack access to a safe, hygienic toilet. As a result, 1 child under the…
Public Health
finalist
Viacom Velocity & FDA's "The Real Cost"
The FDA wanted to target millennials with their "The Real Cost" campaign, aiming to motivate teens …

Nominees

Public Health
#ScopeScope and #StrongArmSelfie
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women in the U.S. c…
Public Health
1 Photo, 6 Words. #VetoViolence for Suicide Prevention
The CDC is committed to informing audiences about preventing all types of violence, and establis…
Public Health
Brand Networks and Hologic Raise Awareness About Lifesaving Mammography Technology
Hologic, a diagnostic and medical imaging systems manufacturer, teamed up with Brand Networks, a co…
Public Health
End Polio Now
Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus, which can result in paralysis and even de…
Public Health
FNV Live
The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) was looking for an innovative way to launch its new m…
Public Health
IntrusiveThoughts.org
IntrusiveThoughts.org founder Aaron Harvey suffered in silence with OCD for over 20 years before tu…
Public Health
Poverty Makes You Sick
At Partners In Health, we believe that health is a social justice issue. While other organizations …
Public Health
Social Media Outpouring for Dr. Pimple Popper's "Pops"
Dr. Lee has been posting viral pimple popping on Social Media for a few years and today, most know …
Public Health
Stigmatized
"Stigmatized" is a series of animated shorts aimed at removing the stigma around mental illness. Th…
Public Health
Take Down Gun Violence
On average, there are more than one mass shooting a day in the United States. With arguments raging…
Public Health
Whoops Proof Birth Control
The objective of this work was to create a scalable campaign to raise awareness, and change the per…
Public Health
You are offline, alone or embarrassed to ask. Then what?
American teenagers between 13-18 years of age, 84% turn to the internet to search for answers to a …