![Blog header image: See the Acquia DAM Portals Showcase Winners article. ](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_hero_image_mobile/public/media/image/2023-04/blog%20graphic%20Portal%20contest%20article.png?itok=2ChZABbU) Image ![Nate Holmes Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/post_content_attribution_headshot/public/media/image/2024-03/Holmes.png?h=1e66e246&itok=9hA39sCR) [Nate Holmes](/people/acquians/nate-holmes) Sr. Manager, Product Marketing Marketing Acquia Brand Management # See the Acquia DAM Portals Showcase Winners January 10, 2025 5 minute read [Share this blog post on LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.acquia.com/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/46126) [Share this blog post on Twitter ]() [Share this blog post via Email ]() We gathered best-in-class portal examples to share with our DAM community. See the top picks from the Acquia DAM Portals Contest. ![Blog header image: See the Acquia DAM Portals Showcase Winners article. ](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_hero_image_mobile/public/media/image/2023-04/blog%20graphic%20Portal%20contest%20article.png?itok=2ChZABbU) In July 2024, we held our second iteration of the Acquia DAM (Widen) Dashboard and Portals Contest, to gather outstanding, real-life examples of how our DAM customers use [Portals](/index%2Ephp/products/acquia-dam/portals "Portals") to support their business goals. The previous contest was held in June 2022. Like previous contests, the response was fantastic! We received over two dozen, top-notch submissions across industries and use cases. Our panel of judges included Acquia’s DAM and PIM leadership team. They selected the winners based on three criteria: - Clear organization - Cohesive branding and style - Strong purpose/use case Congratulations to all contestants for sharing your beautifully designed and purposefully-built portals! Below is a snapshot of our top picks and an overview of how each portal is used in their organization. ## 2024 Contest entries ### Carnegie Mellon University: Brand Center Image ![Screenshots of Carnegie Mellon's DAM Portals](/sites/default/files/media/image/2025-01/Carnegie%20Mellon%20University%20Portal%20Layouts_0.svg) Carnegie Mellon University’s Communications & Marketing team developed the CMU Brand Center on Acquia DAM to replace the website downloads page. The new portal organizes assets into sub-portals by element, provides usage information at download, and includes engaging banner graphics. The portal allows CMU to enhance the user experience, track asset use, and ensure brand consistency. ### JP Cullen: PMF Brand Guidelines Image ![Screenshots of JP Cullen PMF's DAM Portals](/sites/default/files/media/image/2025-01/JP%20Cullen-PMF%20Portal%20Layouts.svg) JP Cullen's revamped Brand Guidelines Portal on Acquia DAM serves as a definitive resource for their PMF division, offering logo usage guidelines, color and typography specs, an asset repository, and corporate templates. Integrated into the employee dashboard and accessible via QR code or link, the portal ensures accurate and cohesive brand representation, supporting both employees and external partners. ### Cambria: Brand Portal and Logo Library Image ![Screenshots of Cambria's DAM Portals](/sites/default/files/media/image/2025-01/Cambria%20Portal%20Layouts.svg) The Cambria brand portal serves as a one-stop shop for internal employees to access and understand brand logos. It provides self-serve resources, including explanations of logo variations, size requirements, brand colors, and improper use, ensuring employees follow the Brand Guidelines accurately. ### University of Georgia: Brand Photography Resources Image ![Screenshots of University of Georgia's DAM Portals](/sites/default/files/media/image/2025-01/University%20of%20Georgia%20Portal%20Layouts.svg) The University of Georgia Brand Portal provides comprehensive resources for accessing and understanding brand photography, ensuring adherence to style guidelines. It features collections on campus scenics, student life, academics, and more, serving as a vital tool for staff to maintain UGA’s visual identity. ## 2022 Contest Entries ### Pega: Brand Hub Asset reference ![Pega.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/f169188a-4e2d-4229-87d1-c1ffa1e1bbe9/web/Pega.png?w=650&itok=KySP1YLS) All Pega employees use this portal to get the assets, tools, templates, and guides that they need to put the brand into action every day. It is their most popular portal, with thousands of views. The portal continues to expand and helps Pega employees stay on brand. ### Treasury Wine Estates: The Tasting Room Asset reference ![Treasury Wines - Tasting Room.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/68bf277d-c043-4a69-902a-31b73d8a3b30/web/Treasury%20Wines%20-%20Tasting%20Room.png?w=480&itok=jKeTKXJY) This portal supports Treasury Wine Estates’ sales enablement strategy. It gives bar and restaurant managers access to tools to learn more about their wines, browse food pairings, download tasting placemats, and more. In short, it empowers these stakeholders to sell their wines with confidence. ### **Treasury Wine Estates: Wine Pairing Perfected** Asset reference ![Treasury Wines - Pairings.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/0789f65c-f60f-4a66-a34b-1c936c6a28e6/web/Treasury%20Wines%20-%20Pairings.png?w=480&itok=90Ry8diU) This portal from Treasury Wine Estates is a customer-facing portal that is accessed via a QR code. It provides resources for wine and cheese pairings, along with a way to contact their sommelier, Gillian, with questions. The goal is to provide value-added advice and education that motivates customers to purchase their brands. ### **McCormick & Company: Brand Hub** Asset reference ![McCormick.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/25c79160-a5d6-4048-95ed-723b18e50706/web/McCormick.png?w=650&itok=Uk_uHR_y) This portal was created as a one-stop shop for global, company-wide users from all divisions to access brand-related content easily and efficiently. Their goal is to expand this portal (and related sub-portals) to provide solutions for any and all requests related to digital content. This is their most used portal with tens of thousands of downloads since its launch in March 2020. ### **Red Wing Shoe Company: Media Hub** Asset reference ![Red Wing.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/d65fe8a5-4e89-4425-9a32-68cdbec810a1/web/Red%20Wing.png?w=480&itok=DBMCkMdX) Red Wing created this Media Hub to share with all of their retail locations and partner agencies. It includes links to sub-portals for each of their brands — which are updated with new information and assets every six months to introduce new products. And there is a unified content structure across all of these sub-portals, to create a cohesive and friction-free user experience. ### **NVIDIA: Corporate Portal** Asset reference ![NVIDIA.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/38eb35f5-4513-4a86-9603-3a99119eecce/web/NVIDIA.png?w=650&itok=AwQMlPfF) NVIDIA’s Corporate Portal is a one-stop location for their employees to find brand guidelines, color palettes, logo files, letterhead templates for over 50 of their worldwide offices, PowerPoint templates, digital banners, event assets, and video conference backgrounds. It also links to their icon libraries in a sub-portal, which includes over 1,400 NVIDIA-made icons. Users can search for a certain type of icon to use with three different color options. ## Thank you We want to thank all of our contest participants for sharing their best work with the DAM community. All of the submissions will inspire other customers to expand their use of Portals and advance their DAM strategy. If you have questions about using Portals or want to learn more about Channel Portals, don’t hesitate to contact your Acquia DAM representative. And if you are new to Acquia DAM and [Portals](/index%2Ephp/products/acquia-dam/portals "Portals"), and are interested in learning more, [request a demo](https://www.acquia.com/about-us/contact/dam-request-a-demo) today! Image ![Nate Holmes Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/post_content_attribution_headshot/public/media/image/2024-03/Holmes.png?h=1e66e246&itok=9hA39sCR) [Nate Holmes](/people/acquians/nate-holmes) Sr. Manager, Product Marketing Marketing Acquia Nate Holmes is a product marketing leader at Acquia with over a decade of experience in marketing and content strategy. He specializes in DAM, AI for content, and website optimization to help brands streamline content operations and drive marketing ROI. 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