^ Depends on the girl, I'd say. Yukirin's photobook probably won't do much either way cause she's already out there in the media, but someone like, say, Nakaya Sayaka making an impression via a product, appearance, or whatever could be the difference between her ranking and not ranking. Some of these AKB girls have practically no publicity, and I think that's what hurts them most. The general public just doesn't know who they are, which sucks.