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 NEW! Data Visualization Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI NEW! Graphic Art Images Sound & Music UX/UI Visual Effects Website/App NEW!

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance NEW! 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

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Interactive Content NFTs

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast Health & Wellness Podcast NEW! Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast Sports Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Single Platform

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

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Customer Experience Earned Media Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television 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 Dance Video Documentary NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video NEW! Product Feature Video Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 12th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Restaurants

Restaurants and other dining establishments are eligible for this award. This award recognizes the best efforts of restaurants to build consumer trust, share promotions, and improve the overall customer experience using social media.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winners

Restaurants
winner
audience honor
PINCHO is Not a Factory
Pincho Factory is a local, family-owned fast casual restaurant chain based in Miami. They spent 14 …
Restaurants
winner
Popeyes - Chicken Wars
The objective of this campaign was to increase the hype—and therefore sales—around Popeyes first Ch…

Finalists

Restaurants
finalist
gold honor
The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort
Taco Bell has always been a brand based on innovation and exploration, dating all the way back to f…
Restaurants
finalist
Five Decades, One Voice
To celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store sought to drive and s…
Restaurants
finalist
Pineapple Upside-Down Cheesecake
In 2015, The Cheesecake Factory stopped serving Pineapple Upside-Down Cheesecake, but their fans co…
Restaurants
finalist
Strongest Brand Love
Consumer trust and relatability go hand in hand. Our objective: build consumer trust and brand affi…

Nominees

Restaurants
La Próxima Generación
Continuing the LA Tourism Board's inclusive message of "Everyone is Welcome," we enlisted Bricia Lo…