Sponsor scoring gate

Score Cork sponsor leads before anyone gets contacted.

Private scoring model for a 40-row Cork lead sheet. Minimum ready score is 18/25. Use this to rank private sponsor research only. Do not contact prospects, reserve inventory, publish claims, collect payment or send sponsor copy before editor approval.

Prospect segmentsFirst sponsor shortlistApproval packsClose room

Private rows

40Total sponsor lead-sheet rows

Evidence captured

8Rows with a current public source route

Manual review

3Rows blocked by regulated or higher-risk copy

Ready-score rows

11Rows meeting the private score threshold before approval

Lane rows

10property_home_relocation

Lane rows

10food_culture_visitor_economy

Lane rows

8appointments_family_services

Lane rows

6professional_b2b_services

Lane rows

6travel_mobility_commuter

First scored research batch

Internal prioritisation only. These rows still need current advertiser-controlled proof and approval before outreach.

Lead sheet preview

First private rows from data-sources/founding-sponsor-lead-sheet.json. Captured evidence routes and private scores are shown where checked; pending rows stay unscored until current advertiser-controlled sources are verified.

Lead sheet rules

This is internal prep only: no public post, live checkout, outreach or subscriber email is triggered.

OpenLead sheet ruleRows with evidence_captured have a current public source route and conservative private score, but still require same-day verification before approval.OpenLead sheet ruleEvidence capture and private scoring are allowed; outreach, inventory holds, payment links and public claims still require David's approval.OpenLead sheet ruleFill official evidence URLs before calculating totalScore, and re-check them on the approval day.OpenLead sheet ruleRows with regulated health, legal, finance, education or insurance claims remain manual_review_required even when otherwise strong.

Score fields

Every prospect row needs evidence for each field before it can become approval-ready.

Priority lanes

Fill higher-ranked lanes first so Cork sponsor work follows revenue potential and reader usefulness.

Row statuses

Lead-sheet states are deliberately conservative until David approves outreach.

Openresearch_onlyAllowed private lead-sheet status before any outreach decision.Openneeds_better_evidenceAllowed private lead-sheet status before any outreach decision.Openmanual_review_requiredAllowed private lead-sheet status before any outreach decision.Openready_for_editorial_approvalAllowed private lead-sheet status before any outreach decision.Openapproved_to_contactAllowed private lead-sheet status before any outreach decision.OpenrejectedAllowed private lead-sheet status before any outreach decision.

Hard disqualifiers

Use these to reject weak or risky rows before a message draft exists.

OpenDisqualifierNo advertiser-controlled landing page or official evidence URL.OpenDisqualifierNo clear Cork office, venue, service area, event date, booking route or collection/delivery area.OpenDisqualifierRequires subscriber counts, open rates, click rates, conversion claims or guaranteed reach before proof exists.OpenDisqualifierGambling, payday loans, crypto, misleading health claims, unverifiable prizes or pressure-led education/medical/finance copy.OpenDisqualifierCopy would need regulated legal, financial, health, employment or child-focused claims that cannot be manually reviewed.

Review cadence

How a row moves from private research toward editorial approval.

OpenReview ruleScore new rows after official evidence URL capture, not from search snippets.OpenReview ruleKeep rows below 18 as research_only or needs_better_evidence.OpenReview ruleMove rows with regulated-claim risk to manual_review_required even when score is high.OpenReview ruleOnly rows at ready_for_editorial_approval can become approved_to_contact, and only after David explicitly approves outreach.

Next actions

Internal prep only. No public post, live checkout, outreach or subscriber email is triggered.

OpenNext actionCreate the first private 40-row Cork lead sheet using the existing prospect segments plus five score columns.OpenNext actionFill ten property/home/relocation rows and ten food/culture/visitor-economy rows before lower-scoring lanes.OpenNext actionAttach one official evidence URL and one morning CTA before assigning a ready score.OpenNext actionKeep outreach_status as research_only until explicit approval.