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As yearbook staffs start to trickle back into school this month after a few much-needed weeks off for winter break, the focus will shift to the second half of the school year. All the crucial tasks that go into finishing off this year’s book will take center stage and become the priority. What should be…
Is your school using online sales to sell your yearbook and ads this year? If so, you should consider a Cyber Monday promotion. Cyber Monday, which happens every year on the Monday after Thanksgiving, has become a day where consumers flock online looking for great deals and sales. It’s now one of the biggest online…
The next two months can be some of the busiest of the year for your yearbook staff as you race to get pages done before winter break, while also mixing in valuable time with family and friends around the holidays. But the holiday season is also the perfect time to get active on your social…
Halloween week is only a couple days away and the fall holiday should be a festive time for your yearbook staff. Take time to bring in some food and candy. If your school allows it, even have fun getting into costumes for a staff party. Along with all the Halloween fun, you can still be…
Nerves quickly gave way to excited calls of, “I got one!” as 10 members of our yearbook staff at First Flight High School gathered for a “Senior Ad Phone-a-Thon” during the third week of the new school year. Inspired by another Walsworth school’s success with this idea, our Shorelines staff used this strategy for a…
The yearbook staff from Manteo High School in Manteo, North Carolina, created a beautiful 2017 edition of their Sandfiddler yearbook, which included a striking gold cover and design. Playing off that, the staff organized a “Golden Ticket” promotion last week with their yearbook distribution and signing party. Any student who purchased the yearbook before distribution…
The yearbook staff at Shawnee High School in Lima, Ohio, prides itself on annually coming up with creative ways to get students hyped up about buying the yearbook. We’ve written about their efforts more than once here in the Yearbooks Blog. The theme of Shawnee’s 2017 Quilna yearbook was “Outside Ordinary,” which meant the staff…
The yearbook staff at McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas, has given a late boost to their book sales this year, with the help of a fun, well-produced video that promoted this year’s yearbook theme and went viral around school. The McKinney staff created a commercial that aired at the end of MHS1, the school’s…
Here’s a cool idea from the yearbook staff at First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, for a way to put those unused photos that didn’t make it into the yearbook to use. The First Flight staff was looking to make one final sales push as they headed into May with 100…
If you need a good idea to help your recruiting for next year’s yearbook staff, or you simply want to create some good yearbook culture at your school, take a cue from Indian Rocks Christian School in Largo, Florida. The Indian Rocks staff recently held a Yearbook Open House and allowed students to come in…
