Practice Saying “No”, Celebrate Singles and the New Year … Plus More Nov-Dec Dates to Mark for Wide-Format Print Pros

NOVEMBER

1 Ready to reclaim your schedule? NO-VEMBER dares you to decline something every single day for thirty days. A lowball quote request. A “just this once” favor. A meeting that could’ve been an email. Practice saying “not available” without apologizing. By December, you’ll wonder why you ever said yes to half the stuff on your plate.

11 SINGLES DAY originated in China and is now the world’s largest shopping event, generating $199 billion in 2024 — dwarfing Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Less than 20% of U.S. consumers know about it yet, but major brands are already capitalizing. Help your retail clients get ahead with bold “treat yourself” signage celebrating independence spending.

DECEMBER

21 The WINTER SOLSTICE is the year’s darkest day, which means tomorrow the sun starts clawing back minutes. It’s cosmic permission to acknowledge the grind and trust the turnaround is coming. Pour something warm, gather your crew for five minutes, and toast the fact that lighter days are literally ahead.

31 Another lap around the sun complete. NEW YEAR’S EVE is for looking back without cringing and looking forward without overthinking. Set one ambitious goal (crack a new vertical? automate quoting?) and one daily habit (inbox zero by noon? stretch before the first meeting?). Pop the cork. You survived the chaos—2026 can wait until tomorrow.