It’s spring, that time of year associated with cleaning. It’s also Earth Day, which urges each of us to consider ways to recycle, repurpose and reuse. As a yearbook staff, you are probably eagerly anticipating the smell of fresh yearbooks arriving. But, where are you going to put them? In case you have a couple…
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Brian Krawetzke, the yearbook adviser at Shawnee High School in Lima, Ohio, knew something needed to be done to improve yearbook sales, which were down this year. Each year, the yearbook staff comes up with a unique and innovative sales campaign, often tailored to their theme, trying everything from naming a star after a student…
When I worked on my first yearbook 10 years ago, one of the many unsolved mysteries was senior ads. I assumed parents would create the ad at home and send it to me with a check in plenty of time for deadline. Boy, was I wrong. Our students procrastinate, and their parents do too. Collecting…
No one involved in the process knows everything they should know to produce a senior tribute for the yearbook. Most parents have never designed, photo-edited or written for a yearbook before. Yearbook designers and the tribute staff have never had children graduate. These two groups — parents and ads/tribute staff — are often at odds in the tribute production process.
To make money, it’s been said yearbook staffs should sell their products – yearbooks, ads and options – and not candy bars and car washes. If your yearbook staff has a great annual fundraiser that your school enjoys, stick with it. But if it’s time to venture into or improve your business ad sales, these tips should get your staff organized and increase their confidence.
Having trouble keeping down the costs for your yearbook? Want to give parents a fun way to show off how cute their teenager was as a baby? Sell eighth grade baby ads!
Your yearbook program needs revenue. That precious money can come from a variety of places. Sales of the book, obviously, are the most important, and creative fundraisers can supplement the budget, but ad sales are a vital piece of the pie that you might not be maximizing.
Video may have killed the radio star, but it can do a lot for your yearbook. Just ask anyone at Winfield Middle School in Winfield, W.Va.
Many yearbooks depend upon advertising revenue to sustain financial integrity. It is important they have policy that guides business operations, advertising content decisions and ethical judgments.
Fill your coffers by letting parents honor their seniors with adoring text and baby photos of them in Superman Underoos or silly hair bows.