Whether you are still wrapping up this year’s yearbook, or you have already submitted all the pages and you are looking ahead, here is a list of crucial year-end tasks to think about.
Final deadlines are looming for most spring delivery yearbooks. This is the time of year when pages have to be completed and submitted on time to ensure your yearbook is delivered when expected. Meeting a deadline doesn’t have to be a hair-puller though. All it takes is some diet cola, plenty of pizza and these five essential tips.
If you want a group of motivated staffers who love yearbook and get along with each other, the year doesn’t start in September — it starts in May. Here is a detailed look at how I have arranged our year by month, with ideas for how to keep kids excited all year, because these moments will be the highs that counteract the stressful, discouraging lows.
The latest “It’s Worth It” yearbook sales tip comes courtesy of Merrillville High School, and it’s all about teasing the audience with a sneak preview.
One of the biggest challenges of putting together the middle school yearbook is getting photo coverage of every school event. Read how one staff tackles this by using a couple of effective strategies.
Looking for ways to generate sales and spread awareness of their product, many yearbook staffs are starting to turn to the expanding world of Facebook. For some, the social networking website is becoming a fertile ground for marketing directly to their students.
On a recent visit to see relatives, Walsworth yearbook rep Mary Slater remembered just how special the yearbook can be, and got to spend time getting to know the Grandpa she never knew.
For some schools, a healthy portion of the yearbook should already be done. But almost half the school year is left, which means most staffs still have events to cover and plenty of work left to do. It’s not too late to examine your coverage and writing to make sure it is providing an interesting variety to the reader.
New customized marketing services provided by Walsworth this year are helping schools all over the country give a lift to their yearbook sales.
Here is a chance to borrow and steal my ideas on recruiting new yearbook staff members. Just about every idea has been drawn from my myriad yearbook experiences, from high school until the present day. A fun icebreaker from high school, a college yearbook tradition, a casual conversation at a national conference… all have become resources in my quest to recruit and retain the best yearbook staff that I can.
