The average person on Facebook has 130 friends, but most of them aren’t really “friends” at all. That’s the premise of a campaign from Microsoft that introduces its Kin phone, which is pitched as a device designed specifically “for people who are actively navigating their social lives.” Kin, a long-awaited, touch-screen mobile device that was code-named “Pink,” was based on feedback from more than 50,000 consumers in the target 20-something age range. An online and TV campaign was crafted by agencytwofifteen (formerly T.A.G), San Francisco.

Are luxury marketers guilty of “leaving money on the table” by missing out on a population segment willing and able to buy what they’re selling? A forthcoming book, Black Is the New Green: Marketing to Affluent African Americans, makes the case that some agencies and clients are doing just that. The book’s authors offer counsel on how to go about reaching “AAAs,” their shorthand term for “affluent African Americans.”

As attention falls on high-end smartphones, LG is focusing where much of the volume is — the middle of the market.

One of the best parts about working at Mindstorm is the wide array of great clients we work with on a regular basis. Recently we completed and launched two new web sites for clients that have truly been a pleasure to work with, in two very diverse industries.

The first site, aimed at the local surfers and skaters, is for Charlotte and Myrtle Beach-based surf shop Wallerbears. It’s rich with cool imagery and gives visitors easy access to the shops via the social network of choice. It also provides product inventory information and helpful links for snow and surf reports. The owners of the shop really know their business and have a need to update product and store information quickly and efficiently. To best meet this need, we built the site using In Context Editing features from Adobe. This gives the client the ability to make changes to their site on their own schedule and without added cost.

The second site we recently launched was for a company named American Boxwood. As their name implies they are a national supplier of boxwood plants to landscapers and nurseries. In addition to redesigning their business-to-business web presence, we also completed a company rebranding including logo redesign. The impressive team from American Boxwoods opened our eyes with their depth of knowledge in this niche market. We certainly relish the opportunity to be a small part of their successful team.

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