Good Morning Bath

Partner counter-card kit - 2026-06-17

Offline reader growth without sponsor confusion.

Approval-gated counter-card and partner-share kit for converting high-footfall Bath and North East Somerset venues into reader acquisition routes without scraping, spam or sponsor confusion.

No public post, business approach, physical placement, subscriber email, paid ad, sponsor outreach, payment collection or inventory hold is approved by this kit.

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Counter-card copy

Bath before breakfast

Free local morning briefing: council decisions, planning, roadworks, events and useful links in one five-minute email.

CTA: Scan to subscribe free

Disclosure

Buttondown handles confirmation and unsubscribe. No sponsor relationship is implied unless separately approved.

Primary route: https://www.gmbath.co.uk/subscribe/?ref=counter-card

Placement lanes

Best counters to ask after approval

Rank 1

Independent cafes, bakeries and lunch counters

Repeat morning customers planning commutes, parking, school runs, weekend events, roadworks and local services.

Places

  • Bath city centre
  • Bear Flat
  • Larkhall
  • Widcombe
  • Keynsham

First ask

Would you be comfortable leaving one free Bath morning briefing card by the till for regular customers?

Risk

Must not imply the venue is a paid sponsor or that the newsletter endorses the business.

Proof before use

  • Owner or manager approval
  • Card placement date
  • Visible subscribe URL or QR route
  • No private customer data collected

Rank 2

Bookshops, libraries, theatres and cultural venues

Readers already looking for civic notices, author talks, theatre dates, exhibitions, local history and weekend planning.

Places

  • Bath city centre
  • Larkhall
  • Keynsham
  • Midsomer Norton

First ask

Could we leave a small free-local-newsletter card alongside community notices?

Risk

Venue policies may require neutral wording and no commercial claims.

Proof before use

  • Venue permission
  • No paid placement
  • Community notice policy checked
  • No event listing promise

Rank 3

Estate agents and professional-service receptions

Residents, movers and clients tracking planning, transport, parking, schools, local events and civic decisions.

Places

  • Bath
  • Keynsham
  • Saltford
  • Somer Valley
  • Chew Valley

First ask

Would a free local briefing card be useful for clients moving into or around Bath and North East Somerset?

Risk

Can blur into sponsor outreach; keep reader acquisition separate from paid inventory.

Proof before use

  • Reception approval
  • No paid sponsor wording
  • No property-market performance claims
  • No client data

Rank 4

Gyms, salons, markets and adult-facing community counters

Repeat local customers who value concise road, events, school-run, parking and service-change updates.

Places

  • Bath
  • Keynsham
  • Radstock
  • Midsomer Norton
  • Saltford

First ask

Can we share a free morning briefing card for local residents who want practical updates before the day starts?

Risk

Family and youth-adjacent settings need adult-facing placement only and no child/student data routes.

Proof before use

  • Adult-facing placement
  • Manager approval
  • Safeguarding-sensitive copy review
  • No mailing-list inclusion

QR variants

Referral routes to test after MY-2571 preflight

generic-counter-card

Default card for approved independent counters.

https://www.gmbath.co.uk/subscribe/?ref=counter-card

keynsham-counter-card

Keynsham-specific partner placement after venue approval.

https://www.gmbath.co.uk/subscribe/?ref=keynsham-counter-card

city-centre-counter-card

Bath city-centre and cultural-venue route after venue approval.

https://www.gmbath.co.uk/subscribe/?ref=city-centre-counter-card

Approval checklist

Hard gates before any card leaves the machine

Gate

the editor approves the business route, copy, card design and timing before any approach.

Gate

Business owner, manager or venue operator explicitly approves placement before any card appears.

Gate

The card says subscribe free and does not imply sponsorship, endorsement, paid partnership, prize or discount.

Gate

The landing page is Buttondown-first and passes only public referral metadata after MY-2571 is verified.

Gate

No private customer data, member lists, receipts, emails, phone numbers or in-store sign-up sheets are collected.

Gate

Remove the card immediately if the venue asks or if referral attribution produces malformed metadata.

Proof capture

What to record privately

Proof

Approved route name and public business URL

Proof

Approver name or role, kept private

Proof

Placement date and removal date if time-limited

Proof

QR variant used

Proof

Photo proof for internal review only; do not publish without business approval

Proof

Buttondown referral metadata export after live preflight is approved

Blocked claims

Do not overclaim offline attribution

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Do not claim subscriber lift from counter cards until Buttondown referral attribution is exported and deduplicated.

Blocked

Do not describe a business as a sponsor unless a separate approved sponsor booking exists.

Blocked

Do not promise editorial coverage, event inclusion, discount promotion or review coverage in exchange for placement.

Blocked

Do not use cards in schools, youth clubs or medical settings without a separate safeguarding and compliance review.