Mr. Elwood, who lives in Orrville, Ohio, recorded his first mail announcement in 1989.
The most common source was electronic mail announcement (32%), followed by coworkers, supervisors, past participants, professional publication, local press, and other sources.
Beyond the emotional and etiquette minefields that accompany such e-mail announcements, there may be legal ramifications.
"E-mail announcements could adversely affect a judge's decision in a custody battle," said Stephanie Lehman, a matrimonial lawyer and partner in WolfBlock in New York.
So as soon as the "Groundhog Day" video was uploaded to YouTube, he sent e-mail announcements — please don't call them spam — to people in the company's databases.
Some companies, like edish (edish.com), send e-mail announcements to registered customers whenever a supply of a rare or highly coveted pattern arrives.
Most of his pieces are advertised by mailed announcements, conducted in galleries or museums and never documented or recorded in any way.
We worried that the Halloween-themed design was too cute for the serious business of science but went ahead anyway and attached it to our e-mail announcements, along with a request that recipients print it and post it in their departments.
There was no use of external advertising or directed e-mail announcements.
Only 9% suggested that the best way of promoting the portal would be to use leaflets, e-mail announcements and conference presentations.
He cataloged my departure, my new projects, and the e-mail announcement I had sent.
