About Cloud Nine Marketing

CloudNine Marketing, Inc. is a marketing consulting, public relations and event planning firm with a proven track record for elevating companies and individuals of all sizes to increase revenue, create a competitive advantage and improve marketing effectiveness.

CloudNine Marketing, Inc. provides strategic planning, media relations, event management, brand development, and marketing consulting services. We capitalize on proven processes that have been refined and validated over dozens of clients and years of experience. Corporate launches are our specialty. We invent out-of-the-box approaches to capture first-to-market presence with attention-getting, innovative strategies.

An impressive list of luminaries, authors, films, start-up companies, emerging growth companies, and Fortune 500 corporations can attest first-hand to the benefits of working with CloudNine Marketing, Inc. To read testimonials and review our clientele list, click here



Trina Becksted
Trina Becksted

Experienced Businesswoman

Trina Becksted > is founder of CloudNine Marketing, Inc. She has more than 20 years of experience as a marketing and public relations consultant. As president of CloudNine Marketing, Inc., Trina takes projects from concept to creation. Some of her biggest projects include producing five events for internationally acclaimed author Deepak Chopra, M.D . She organized and managed each of these events, attracting powerful co-sponsors like Canyon Ranch, Ritz Carlton, Mercedes Benz, Nordstrom's, and The Cleveland Clinic Health System.

Trina's clients particularly appreciate her extensive experience in public relations (PR) management. She has handled PR for Columbus-based Smooth Jazz 103.5 & 104.3, promoting the world-class musicians of the Smooth Jazz concert series, Richard Elliot, Marc Antoine, Russ Freeman, and the Rippingtons .

In addition, Trina has a strong traditional business background. Her career has included sales, advertising and marketing management positions in the automotive, publishing and telecommunications industries. It is through those positions that she became savvy at new business development, media planning, negotiating and buying print space and broadcast air time, as well as designing and implementing sales incentive and award programs.

Trina is a believer in giving back to her community. She helped create the popular Cupid's Night Out charity event that has raised thousands of dollars for St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, and the Cleveland Jaycees . She provided pro-bono public relations services for the Northern Ohio chapter of the March of Dimes and co created their MOD Art Auction . She currently serves as a Board Member for The International Yoga College , and Seven Centers Yoga Arts . She is a Community Council Member for Sister to Sister's www.sistertosister.org National Women's Heart Day with Cindy McCain. She also provides pro-bono support for The Phoenix Friends Chapter of the AZ Cancer Center www.azcc.arizona.edu

Trina holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baldwin Wallace College with a concentration in Marketing Communications. She has held memberships in the Sales and Marketing Executives and Cleveland Advertising Association. Her personal interests include yoga, mediation, tennis, golf, personal growth and bringing holistic medicine and human potential mainstream.

Trina@CloudNineMarketing.com


Marie Ralston
Marie Ralston, Board Advisor

Marie is a board advisor for CloudNine's new online entities www.HolisticHealingNews.com and www.holistichealersdirectory.com .

She is an award-winning inventor whose patented products retailed at all major US department stores, International shopping networks and retail venues. Educated in Business Administration at University of Arizona and Arizona State University, Marie has worked closely with clients launching and developing their own companies and products in the United States and abroad. Her bi-lingual capabilities have allowed her to execute International contracts in Mexico, China, Japan and Germany. Marie is well versed in every facet of business initiation, product development, and marketing to final distribution. She has worked hand in hand with Tim Ralston running their successful award winning marketing and ad agency for 15 years. Of note, Marie Ralston is an experienced Internet marketer and has extensive experience in SEO (search engine optimization), organic (natural) search and click advertising.



Devonne Badelt
Devonne Badelt

Devonne Badelt has joined the CloudNine team as an editorial and public relations assistant. She is a senior honors student in the renowned Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. Devonne is majoring in marketing with a minor in French. She has always excelled academically and hopes to have the same success in the PR and marketing industry. Her passion for both the field and all things holistic prove to be a perfect match for CloudNine. Through this company, Devonne has been able to learn about the art of advertising and properly representing clients. She brings a vivacious intelligence and creativity to everything she does and has been a pleasure to work with. Devonne has found her work thus far to be highly rewarding and plans to continue her involvement in an organic way of life.

devonne@cloudninemarketing.com


Sam Rugeris
Sam Rugeris

Rugeris is a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications and holds a BA in public relations with a minor in sociology. An ever growing student and philosopher to the world around him, Rugeris immerses himself in current world news and is an advocate for a environmentally conscious society. While he was in high school he worked under the guidance of Dr. Joesph Adamo in a chiropractic care office where witnessed the holistic healing powers of acupuncture and the like. While in college, Rugeris was actively involved with public relations internships, working with larger agencies and smaller firms.

sam@cloudninemarketing.com


Andrea Ervin
Andrea Ervin

Andrea is a senior at Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University where she is majoring in journalism and public relations. She is responible for editing articles from contributing writers for the Holistic Healing News site and writing client press releases. She will be cultivating a talent for positioning news stories for greater media responsiveness. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest has given Andrea an intense love for nature, and she is compelled to do her part in conserving this beautiful planet. She believes in the healing power of nature and organic living, which initially attracted her to CloudNine Marketing. She moved to Arizona for a career in the travel industry, but her passion for writing, learning and experiencing life inspired her to begin a rewarding path in the field of public relations and marketing.

andrea@cloudninemarketing.com


Nicole Cooper
Nicole Cooper

Nicole Cooper will soon be a graduate from Arizona State University with a Bachelors degree in Business and Communication. Her position with CloudNine is allowing her to pursue her dream of a career in Marketing and Public Relations. At CloudNine Marketing Nicole is learning more about incorporating digital media into the mix of traditional PR. She is also responsible for business development with clients of Holistic Healing News. She has a passion for traveling and experiencing foreign cultures. She spent several months studying Spanish in Barcelona and thus developed a strong love for Spanish culture. Dr. Tom Bloink, who specializes in Craniopathy and Cranial Dental, inspired Nicole from a young age to start looking at health and life from a holistic point of view. She incorporates this into her daily routine. Drawing from her eclectic array of life experiences and education, Nicole is cultivating a positive and creative experience working for CloudNine Marketing.

nicole@cloudninemarketing.com