THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

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

By Cause

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

By Industry

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

By Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality Feature Film NEW! Gaming Images Interactive Content Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports NEW! Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology Data & Insights Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Generative AI Guerrilla Marketing NEW! Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Sound & Music NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

Branded Content

This award honors the most effective and creative use of branded content by a brand, agency or organization to promote a pro-social cause.

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Branded Content
Abortion Always
The Supreme Court followed the dangerous pattern of local and state extremists across the country b…
Branded Content
DBS Sparks Web Series: Creating Impact Beyond Banking
SPARKS, an industry-first online web-series, follows a group of young bankers navigating work and t…
Branded Content
Destination Canada & Courageous Studios “This is Canada: Yukon”
Destination Canada faced the challenge of making Canada stand out as a “radically open” tourist des…
Branded Content
Honoring Black Music Month with Andra Day & Dyana Williams
Our campaign theme shows how Amazon Music and Rotation honor Black artists’ expression of freedom t…
Branded Content
Pfizer's Science Will Win - Season 3
Pfizer’s Science Will Win podcast takes listeners under the microscope of some of the most promisin…
Branded Content
Preserving Black Churches
Our 3-part video series seeks to amplify the stories of resilience, innovation, and cultural preser…
Branded Content
RuPaul's Drag Race LGBTQ Herstory Month 2023 Celebrating Latinx Icons
The LGBTQ Herstory Month 2023 campaign set out to gather, interview and photograph 5 celebrated Lat…
Branded Content
Sustainable Bites: Food and Our Future
The core strategy of this campaign centers on the creation of a video series aimed at deepening pub…
Branded Content
The Sound of the Stonewall Uprising
The Sounds of the Stonewall Uprising aims to capture the essence of what was seen and heard during …
Branded Content
Wild Ideas Worth Living
The goal of Wild Ideas Worth Living is to inspire more people to get outdoors and pursue their own …
Branded Content
“Everybody’s Work” by SHIFT Nursing
As the largest and most trusted body of healthcare professionals, nurses are uniquely positioned to…