{"id":8621,"date":"2025-12-18T10:10:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/?p=8621"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:10:22","slug":"boxing-day-new-device-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/boxing-day-new-device-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boxing Day Surge: Is Your Content Ready for the &#8220;New Device&#8221; Wave?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By the end of the Christmas content rush, YouTube creators are running on fumes. You optimised the schedule for peak holiday CPM, and you&#8217;re probably ready to turn your camera off and hibernate until January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be missing out on a great opportunity before the year is out, though. On Christmas Day and Boxing Day, Millions of people are unwrapping new iPhones, Sony cameras, iPads, and PlayStations. These people aren&#8217;t looing for gifts anymore, they&#8217;re searching with intent. They really want to know how their new gear or piece of tech works, which apps are the best, the best settings, or how to start the hobbies they just received &#8220;starter kits&#8221; for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s run through 4 practical steps to capture that final surge of the year! Some of which don&#8217;t even require you to get your camera out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>The &#8220;Current Year&#8221; Thumbnail Refresh<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s say someone opens a new device on Boxing Day, they&#8217;ll want the most relevant and up-to-date info. If they search for <em>&#8220;Best settings for <em>Sony ZV-E10<\/em><\/em>&#8220;<em> <\/em>and see two videos, one from 2023 and one with a &#8220;2026 Ready&#8221; badge on the thumbnail &#8211; they will always click the newer one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>The Action:<\/strong> Try to identify your &#8220;How-to&#8221;, &#8220;Beginner\u2019s Guide,&#8221; or &#8220;Setup&#8221; videos. Use Canva to add an &#8220;Updated for 2026&#8221; or similar badge and re-upload the thumbnail. <\/li><li><strong>The Tweak:<\/strong> This small tweak takes 5 minutes but has the potential to double your Click-Through Rate (CTR) during this time of year.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>&nbsp;Set Your &#8220;Newcomer&#8221; Welcome Mat<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>People that are looking for this content are likely newcomers to your channel as they found you via search. This is your chance to convert them from a one-time viewer to a long-term subscriber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/e09ad106-pexels-andrew-5840868-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8636 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/e09ad106-pexels-andrew-5840868-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/e09ad106-pexels-andrew-5840868-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/e09ad106-pexels-andrew-5840868-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/e09ad106-pexels-andrew-5840868-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/e09ad106-pexels-andrew-5840868-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-48f7c53e-2ac7-44dd-8d73-2e1ebc7a8245\"><li><strong>The Action:<\/strong> Leave a pinned comment on your most helpful tutorials.<\/li><li><strong>The Script:<\/strong><em> &nbsp;&gt; &#8220;Just unboxed a new [Product]? Welcome to the community! I\u2019ve put together a &#8216;Beginner Bootcamp&#8217; playlist to help you get started: [Link to Playlist]. Reply with your first impressions of the gear below!&#8221;<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Why it works:<\/strong> It provides immediate value and encourages engagement right when the viewer is most excited.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>&nbsp;Pivot Your Links to &#8220;Gift Card Spending&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time it&#8217;s December 26th, the window for &#8220;Gift Guides&#8221; is closed, but it&#8217;s now prime &#8220;Gift Card Spending&#8221; time. People with gift cards burning a hole in their pocket are a prime example of the opportunity you have here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/d32b0c10-amazongift.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8635 lazyload\" width=\"364\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/d32b0c10-amazongift.png 727w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/d32b0c10-amazongift-218x300.png 218w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-48f7c53e-2ac7-44dd-8d73-2e1ebc7a8245\"><li><strong>The Action:<\/strong> Update titles and video descriptions to target this.<\/li><li><strong>The Tweak:<\/strong> Change titles and descriptions from &#8220;Best Christmas Gifts for [X Demographic]&#8221; to &#8220;What [X Demographic] Should buy with their Amazon gift card&#8221; or things like &#8220;Essential accessories for [X Device]&#8221;.<\/li><li><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> This is a peak time for affiliate revenue. Focus on &#8220;essential&#8221; add-ons like SD cards, cases, or subscription services.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Optimize for the &#8220;Sofa-Viewer&#8221; (Mobile &amp; Tablet)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The data shows that Boxing Day viewership sees a heavy lean toward mobile and tablets as people are lounging around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-638f7921-5b19-4693-aca6-d52c662bf929\"><li><strong>The Action:<\/strong> Open your channel on your phone or tablet.<\/li><li><strong>The Audit<\/strong>: Be critical of your channel. <ul><li>Does the trailer get to the point in 10 seconds or less?<\/li><li>Is your about section short enough to be read on a small screen?<\/li><li>Have you got organised playlists such as &#8220;Getting started&#8221; or &#8220;Beginners guides&#8221; &#8211; these give your potential viewers a great entry point to your content.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Ensure your channel looks like a curated resource. Nobody likes a random and unorganised collection of videos.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>The Final Gift<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This &#8216;Boxing Day Surge&#8221; will be your final gift of the year to your viewers. You&#8217;ve already done all the hard work producing your content, now optimise it using the steps above to ensure that the millions of people opening their new device over Christmas can find it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Stop risking your channel\u2019s revenue and momentum on a flawed system.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>RouteNote Licensing guarantees that the music you license is protected from Content ID claims, allowing you to focus on what you do best: creating great content.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/\">Click Here<\/a> to Start Your Claim-Safe Journey Today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the end of the Christmas content rush, YouTube creators are running on fumes. You optimised the schedule for peak holiday CPM, and you&#8217;re probably ready to turn your camera off and hibernate until January. You will be missing out on a great opportunity before the year is out, though. On Christmas Day and Boxing Day, Millions of people are unwrapping new iPhones, Sony cameras, iPads, and PlayStations. These people aren&#8217;t looing for gifts anymore, they&#8217;re searching with intent. They really want to know how their new gear or piece of tech works, which apps are the best, the best&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":8638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[283,1938],"tags":[4499,4498,4500,4501],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Boxing Day Surge: Is Your Content Ready for the &quot;New Device&quot; Wave? - RouteNote Licensing Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Don&#039;t waste the Christmas tech surge! Learn 4 simple ways to reach millions of viewers unwrapping new gear.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/boxing-day-new-device-wave\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Boxing Day Surge: Is Your Content Ready for the &quot;New Device&quot; Wave? - RouteNote Licensing Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Don&#039;t waste the Christmas tech surge! Learn 4 simple ways to reach millions of viewers unwrapping new gear.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/boxing-day-new-device-wave\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"RouteNote Licensing Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-18T10:10:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-18T10:10:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/b984c8c5-pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7190924-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1709\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"RouteNote Licensing Blog\",\"description\":\"RouteNote Licensing Blog - The World of Music Licensing - YouTube, Facebook, Film, Advertising and more.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/boxing-day-new-device-wave\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/2025\/12\/b984c8c5-pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7190924-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1709},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/boxing-day-new-device-wave\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/boxing-day-new-device-wave\/\",\"name\":\"The Boxing Day Surge: Is Your Content Ready for the \\\"New Device\\\" Wave? - RouteNote Licensing Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/boxing-day-new-device-wave\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-18T10:10:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-18T10:10:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec9c67e5405ef5df01d81b998fb90360\"},\"description\":\"Don't waste the Christmas tech surge! Learn 4 simple ways to reach millions of viewers unwrapping new gear.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/boxing-day-new-device-wave\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec9c67e5405ef5df01d81b998fb90360\",\"name\":\"Sam Wearne\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f612e134154f591c12f92513cce9f9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sam Wearne\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/routenote.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8621"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8621"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8639,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8621\/revisions\/8639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}