Don't worry, it hasn't gone anywhere. In 2017, you can still expect the 9 Clouds monthly roundup to show you the month's most fascinating links for marketers, auto dealers, and our digital homesteading community. Amidst a lot of… More

Attention, marketers! If you write with the intent to publish on the web, and you aren’t using Markdown, you’re doing it wrong. I know, that’s a bold claim — wrong is a strong word, but… More

Ready for a truckload of awesome links? It's time for another 9 Clouds monthly roundup! October was pretty crazy for the tech world. The first driverless commercial delivery brought some Budweiser to Colorado Springs, Tom Hanks blessed the world with a weird and… More

Do you “love” the new Facebook reaction buttons? Do they make you “sad”? “Angry”? All we can say in this February edition of the 9 Clouds Monthly Roundup is “wow.” This week, the world’s most… More

9 Clouds published our second-annual State of Automotive Marketing this week. Original research, like this report, improves our work and attracts customers. Learn why and how you can conduct original research for your company in this… More

Amidst the auto marketing data we compiled into our 2016 State of Automotive Marketing report, we saw dealers all over have difficulty getting consistent business out of millennials like me. For one thing, we seem to go outside only to… More

This month, you're in for a few butt jokes. It's time for another 9 Clouds monthly roundup! November was serious, comical, confusing, and full of innovation announcements — all at the same time. It's like the Jell-O… More

Last January, during my first week at 9 Clouds, I sat around some pushed-together bar tables with my band of new coworkers, discussing our roles at the company. “What even are we?” I asked my… More

Remember newspapers? Those weird, fold-y, black-and-white scrolls that magically made their way to your doorstep? Even though newspapers are a bit old-fashioned, they are readable as hell. The classic layout contains columns with a constrained… More

In November, four of our 9 Clouds team headed to HubSpot's INBOUND 2016. If you're not familiar with HubSpot, it's essentially a software platform centered on the same concept our company was founded upon: inbound marketing.… More

What’s up with the new Google Maps guy? There used to be a dot in the lower-right corner of Google Maps that helped you plot your GPS coordinates. Now there’s a little guy. More

You've done the research, you’ve written the script, and your video marketing piece has gone live. It shines, gets retweets, is shared with colleagues, and has become a successful piece of video marketing for your team. Considering all the… More

Would you buy the same gift for all your relatives and friends? I’m guessing your answer is no. It’s good to give any type of gift during this time of year, but personalizing the gesture… More