Best way to announce things on the forum?

[anoni]

Hey guys, so to start off the suggestions board I'm making a thread to ask the public opinion about an issue that I've felt is very important.

  The announcements board hasn't seen as much traffic as I would like and I feel making posts on the announcement board may be missed by a majority of the forum members, which can make adding new features to the forum difficult. I wanted to ask your guys opinions on a good way to get around that. Should we revamp the announcements board? Announce things outside of the forum, like in the skype group? What's your suggestion on this topic.

[Ventus Fall]

I'm not sure necessarily if the issue is how the announcements are presented. They're on the home page, and on the top of the forums itself.
I think it's like with a lot of updates: People might just read it through quickly, or not at all. An update it an update, and there is no need for a response or such. I am curious if people think otherwise as to if anything needs to be changed with the announcements made, but I personally think and feel the announcements on these forums are rather clear and just read-material ^^