THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Brand Awareness Campaign See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Global Campaign See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Integrated Campaign See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Launch Campaign See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Local Campaign See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Multi-Platform Campaign See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Blog & Micro-blog See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Brand Voice See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Branded Content See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Branded Series See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Contest or Promotion See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Copywriting See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Email & Newsletter See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Filter/Lens See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Meme, GIF, & Emojis See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Micro-Site See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> User-Generated Content

Design

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Animation See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Art Direction See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Audio & Music See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Brand Identity See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Brand Redesign See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Generative AI See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Graphic Art See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Images See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Website/App

Industry

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Auto See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Beauty See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Business to Business See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Consumer Brand See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Education See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Entertainment See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Financial Services See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Fitness, Health, & Wellness
<br>See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Food & Beverage See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Gaming See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Government & Politics See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Hospitality See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Insurance See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Live Events See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> News & Media See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Non-Profit See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Pets & Animals See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Pharma & Healthcare See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Real Estate See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Restaurants See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Retail & E-Commerce See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Social Activism See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Sports See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Technology See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Television See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Travel & Tourism See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Wine, Beer & Spirits

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Instagram Partnership See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Multi-Platform Partnership See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Other Platform Partnership See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> TikTok Partnership See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> X Partnership See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> YouTube Partnership

Overall Presence

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Facebook Presence See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Instagram Presence See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> LinkedIn Presence See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Multi-Platform Presence See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Other Platform Presence See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> TikTok Presence See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> X Presence See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Artificial Intelligence See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Extended Reality See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Facebook See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Immersive See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Instagram See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Interactive Content See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> LinkedIn See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Other Platform See previous year winners and honorees here.</a>"> TikTok See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> X (formerly Twitter) See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> YouTube

Podcast

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Art & Culture Podcast See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Health & Wellness Podcast See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> News & Politics Podcast See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Other Podcast Genres See previous winners and honorees here.</a> "> Podcast Mini Series See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Brand Partnership See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Call to Action See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Community Management See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Creative Use of Technology See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> CTV/OTT See previous winners and honorees for Insights and Trends here.</a> <a href=https://shortyawards.com/category/16th/"https://shortyawards.com/category/16th/data-visualization">See previous winners and honorees for Data Visualization here.</a>"> Data & Insights See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Earned Media See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Event & Experiential See previous winners and honorees here.</a>""> Gamification See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Humor See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Innovative Media Buying Strategy See previous winners and honorees here.</a>""> Integration with Traditional Media See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Internal Communications See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> LGBTQ Community Engagement See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Micro-Influencer Strategy See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Multicultural Community Engagement See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Music & Dance See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> On a Shoestring See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Organic Promotion See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Paid & Amplification See previous winner and honorees here.</a>"> Physical and Digital Convergence See previous winner and honorees here.</a>"> Public Service Announcement See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Real Time Response See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> SEO & SEM See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Social Commerce See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Storytelling

Video

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Comedy Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Documentary Feature Film NEW! See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Instructional Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Live Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Long Form Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Medium-Length Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Music Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Product Feature Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Short Form Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Unboxing Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Vertical Video See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Video Ad See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Video Series

From the 16th Annual Shorty Awards Humor

This category honors a brand, organization, agency, news outlet or personality that used humor to effectively enhance its social media presence. Submissions may include intentionally comic social media campaigns as well as humorous responses to real-time news, competitors and customers on social media platforms.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Humor
winner
Burn the Burns
Spend a day on our social pages and you’ll see that despite your typical hate comments, many people…

Finalists

Humor
finalist
gold honor
Chuck E. Cheese Weddings
Millennial parents held a dusty image of Chuck E. Cheese in their memories: outdated, dark and dirt…
Humor
finalist
silver honor
Crash Coverage
PROBLEM The energy drink market is overflowing with massive brands that usually leave consumers …
Humor
finalist
bronze honor
Jack in the Box | TikTok Channel
Jack in the Box’s entire TikTok strategy is to grow their cult-like following by serving them exact…
Humor
finalist
#SaveBaconHairs
The #SaveBaconHairs campaign was a reactive reaction to a moment in gaming culture which we identif…
Humor
finalist
Duolingo - 'Living With Lily'
Duolingo’s cast of mascots have become a beloved part of the brand’s product and marketing. They ha…
Humor
finalist
audience honor
Fruit of the Loom Brings the Beloved Fruit People to TikTok
Fruit of the Loom is an iconic brand dating back to 1851 that constantly refreshes and repositions …
Humor
finalist
Search Moist
Kraft Real Mayo’s velvety-smooth texture makes any one-note dish creamier, more lively and more sat…
Humor
finalist
The Crust The World Craves
For two years we listened to people relentlessly beg for Pretzel Crust pizza, a product that’s as u…
Humor
finalist
Wisconsin Cheese's Wedgewater Spa
In Wisconsin, we believe in the power of cheese to make the world a better place. Great cheese can …

Nominees

Humor
#BestPhonesForever
Despite Google being a household name, Pixel is still a challenger brand in the mobile phone catego…
Humor
Hellmann’s Will Levis “Mayo For Life”
Most people don't talk about mayonnaise - especially their love for it. While Americans are loud an…
Humor
Holy Humor: How Upward Used Humor to Drive Virality & Community Engagement
Upward, owned by Match group, is a Christian dating app designed to facilitate meaningful connectio…
Humor
Hot Dogs Are Not A Contest
In 2023, Heinz launched its first-ever global platform: Heinz inspires irrational love. The platfor…
Humor
Jeopardy! - "Cat Butt"
In 2023, few Jeopardy! players made as much of a comedic impact on America's Favorite Quiz Show tha…
Humor
NYE Please Leave by 9
Tap into cultural moments and social trends with an only-on-Etsy spin that elevates our breadth of …
Humor
Saylor for Amazon Prime Comedy
With Prime Video’s subscriber base and slate of Original programming growing, the service also soug…
Humor
Sonic Social Takeover 2023
The driving idea behind the Sonic Social Takeover in 2023 was to create an immersive and unpreceden…
Humor
TITANÍQUE MAKES A SPLASH ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Our goal was to use humor to create a playful and culturally relevant online space for a show parod…
Humor
Unwrapped
Every year, Grindr compiles anonymous aggregated data from our global user base and surveys our com…
Humor
e.l.f. SKIN x Snooki - Please Tan Responsibly
In 2023, e.l.f. SKIN launched their new sun care collection, Suntouchable. This timing coincided wi…