Item: Acquia DAM (Widen)
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Acquia DAM (Widen) to house free downloadable PDFs for our podcast listeners. These PDFs accompany the lessons for each episode on two podcasts. Each week there is a new free resource. I also use the portals to create the libraries that our listeners visit to access the PDFs.

Pros and Cons

Portals are easy to navigate and design
Thorough metadata for keeping assets organized
Customizable metadata categories

I would LOVE the option to add an asset to a portal before the asset is released to the public. In other words, I would like to be able to schedule an assets for a particular date and time and add it to a portal while it's still hidden from public. Then it would appear in the portal when it's set to release.
Navigating from assets to portals is a little cumbersome unless you have multiple windows open. Having a navigation menu on the side of the screen would be helpful.
Sometimes when I click on the share button to get the shareable link, the box where the link should be is blank. I have to reload the page, sometimes multiple times before the link appears.

Return on Investment

Acquia DAM (Widen) stores the PDFs we create each week for our podcast listeners. They fill out a HubSpot form to access this portal, and we have generated thousands of leads.

Support Rating

I have never used the Acquia DAM (Widen) Support team.

DAM System Solution

I have not used the DAM system.

Other Software Used

HubSpot CRM

Alternatives Considered

Amazon Web Services

I do prefer AWS because it's more simplified and suited to our purposes. But the rest of our company uses Acquia DAM (Widen), so I had to switch. But I'm still pleased with Acquia DAM (Widen), and I love the portal option to create a PDF library.

Key Insights

Do you think Acquia DAM (Widen) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Acquia DAM (Widen)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Acquia DAM (Widen) live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Acquia DAM (Widen) go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Acquia DAM (Widen) again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

In my experience, Acquia DAM (Widen) has been well-suited for my purpose of creating a PDF library with notes for our podcast. We use this as our lead generation initiative and our listeners love these resources. I just wish I had the option to schedule an assets for a particular date and time and add it to a portal while it's still hidden from public. Then it would appear in the portal when it's set to release.

Acquia DAM (Widen) great for a PDF library and more. Wish there was the ability to add an asset to a portal before it is released to the public.

Overall Satisfaction with Acquia DAM (Widen)