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The best ideas aren't always planned. Sometimes they're built with a simple mindset: "Yes, and..."
In this episode of ๐It's No Fluke, Sarah Whittle (Founder and Creator of Unicorn Social) shares why embracing collaboration, curiosity, and creative momentum leads to stronger brand work.
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As AI makes it easier to create content, creativity becomes the real differentiator.
In this episode of ๐It's No Fluke, Stephanie Lager, Co-founder & CEO of Mango Creative Co., shares why brands should use AI to take more creative risks, not fewer.
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๐จ The lowest entry rate for the 11th Shorty Impact Awards expires TONIGHT.
If your work is creating meaningful change, don't miss the opportunity to gain recognition alongside the campaigns, organizations, and brands shaping a better future.
Submit and pay tonight to lock in the Early Deadline rate, then continue refining your entry afterward ๐
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๐ฃ Introducing the Real Time Academy (RTA) Leadership Council
An invitation-only group of industry leaders serving as trusted advisors to the Shorty Awards and RTA, the Council brings together perspectives from across brands, agencies, platforms, media, technology and the creator economy.
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โฐ One week left until the Early Deadline for the 11th #ShortyImpact# Awards
Submit by June 18 to secure the lowest entry rate and join a global community of changemakers making an impact:
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Non-Profit of the Year goes toโฆ @LAPhil
LA Phil brought meaningful community impact to one of the worldโs biggest stages for music and culture, creating work that connected far beyond the concert hall.
Congratulations to the LA Phil team on this well-deserved win! ๐
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Large Agency of the Year goes toโฆ @MartinAgency!
MARTIN* continues to push creative boundaries at scale, delivering standout campaigns that blend big ideas, cultural relevance, and sharp execution.
Big congratulations to the MARTIN* team! ๐
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Mid-Size Agency of the Year goes toโฆ @codeandtheory!
Code and Theory stood out for bold storytelling, innovative thinking, and work that continues to shape culture across entertainment, media, and beyond.
Congrats to the Code and Theory team on a well-earned win! ๐
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Small Agency of the Year goes toโฆ Loop!
Loop proved that small teams can make a massive impact, bringing sharp creative, smart strategy, and standout work across every campaign they touched this year.
Huge congrats to the Loop team! ๐
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๐ The Winners Have Arrived!
Last night in NYC, the 18th #ShortyAwards# brought together the creators, brands, agencies, and cultural voices driving the internet forward.
This seasonโs theme, โClaim Your Era,โ came to life through bold ideas, standout storytelling, and the people redefining digital culture.
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๐ฃ Jon Dretto takes the stage to open the 18th #shortyawards#!
Get ready for a night of brands, agencies, creators, culture, and real-time moments.
๐ May 19 at Tribeca Rooftop + 360ยฐ, NYC
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Thanks to NewYorkish for teaming up with us at the 18th Shorty Awards. Catch him on the ground May 19 at Tribeca Rooftop + 360ยฐ sharing the reactions, wins, and moments defining digital culture in real time.
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๐ Meet the 2026 Photography Creator of the Year!
Elias Weiss Friedman @thedogist has built one of the most recognizable photography platforms on the internet, capturing over 50,000 dogs with a signature style that feels intimate, expressive, and instantly recognizable. What started as a simple idea has grown into a global body of work spanning books, exhibitions, and storytelling that extends far beyond photography.
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๐ Meet the 2026 Creator Advocate of the Year!
Shira Lazar @shiralazar has spent years helping define and evolve the creator economy, from tracking cultural shifts to building systems that support creators beyond content. Through initiatives like Creators 4 Mental Health and advocacy work around creator rights, her impact reaches into the infrastructure shaping the industry today.
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๐ Meet the 2026 Sports Creator of the Year!
Stephania Ergemlidze is reshaping sports storytelling online through creativity, consistency, and pure love for the game. From viral street basketball challenges to building a growing sports community across platforms, her work turns everyday moments into something competitive, fun, and deeply watchable.
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๐ Meet the 2026 Viral Creator of the Year!
Haley Baylee @haleyybaylee has built a massive audience by keeping things grounded, relatable, and unmistakably her own. With humor and self-awareness at the center of her content, sheโs turned everyday moments into something millions return to.
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๐ฃ The 11th #ShortyImpact# Awards Are Open For Entries!
For marketers, metrics arrived first as tools, then as goals, and now as gods. Somewhere along the way, many of us lost track of what we set out to do.
Not just what trended, what converted, or what vibed. Ask this: What urgently needs to exist or change?
As we launch theย 11th Annual Shorty Impact Awardsย today, we're asking something simpler and harder: What Matters? Not for a campaign. Not for a quarterly review. For a community, a cause, a conversation worth having.
๐ Entries are now open.ย Tell the world what matters to you:
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Jury's scores are officially in! The countdown begins now. Finalists for the 18th #ShortyAwards# coming TOMORROW ๐๐ฅ
Stay tuned!
The 18th #ShortyAwards#' Extended (and Final) Deadline ends TONIGHT 11:59 PM ET
*Important: Entries may remain partially or fully confidential within the platform, but must be marked โpublishedโ to be eligible for judging.
This is the final chance to put your work on the industryโs record and:
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Strengthen pitches and new business conversations
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