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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
Are these emails more likely to be other artists, or people with money who have signed up to receive information from the galleries about upcoming shows?
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I think in this neck of the woods it is probably everyone who I (as in the gallery owner) knows. Most of the names I don't recognize, some of them I do, as in "oh yeah, that guy writes for the local rag, or that is the comissioner of the arts council etc." I presume some of the folks have coin, but most people who have coin seem to buy art as in investment and are too stupid to really know what they are looking at; they defer their judgement to a gallery owner they trust, or they make "safe" choices that no one will question.
more later, duty calls.
OK I'm back. We had an unauthorized mommy–biting–while–nursing followed by a peeing on the comforter incident. The susppect has been apprehended and is now drumming on a selection of stainless steel kitchen bowls chanting "bye bye" A sort of toddler gamelon, if you will.
The first paragraph sounded a little bitter, it was probably the result of too much tonic, not enough gin, in my G&T.
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Originally Posted by wolf
You're not going to be sending this stuff out every single goddamn day are you? Didn't think so.
G'head. Doing it just once won't make you addicted.
You're not a spammer.
Mass mailing has an unjustifiabily bad name. It's just mail, really.
(any of these making you feel better about it yet?)
Oh, and suppress your recipient list. Leave the campsite tidier than when you arrive. Also, that will help as far as those other gallery owners that you're inevitably sending to don't find out where you got your list ... art people are stupid and don't respond well to "it's your fault, you gave it to me" as an explanation.
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As usual, Wolf is the professional
Voice of Reason® I especially like the last bit, a bit of boy scout wisdom paired with just a dash of John le Carre and a smidegeon of Zoolander.
ok more later, supper is on.
mmm. I forgot to mention the fragrant hint of sarcasm.
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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker
I say don't do it. You're taking advantage of someone else's bad email etiquette. I've have my email address go out before on a wide broadcast receipt list for music union stuff, and have been deluged with people sending out an email "just once" to promote their band to a bunch of us industry folk.
I think it's rude.
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Yeah, that shit pisses me off too. Especially when your mother in law is completely computer illerate, is a Mary Kay zombie who forwards endless virus encrusted emails to everyone and his brother Joe, to the point where you start getting emails purportedly from yourself trying to sell yourself nigerian fee scam free viagra tablets to make you last all night.
Perhaps then I should send them out anyway with a little note at the top saying something like: "If you wish to stop receiveing these emails tell everyone you know to supress their recipient list and get a clue." This was brought to you courtesy of x, who does not supress, etc.
Ahh, but then I'd seem like a real asshole. hmm. back to the drawing board.