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Mailjet Integration

ApproveThis manages your Mailjet Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Email Newsletters

Why Mailjet + ApproveThis = Fewer Headaches

Let's cut through the corporate fluff - you're here because email approvals suck. Marketing teams waiting days for legal sign-off on campaigns. Finance leads chasing department heads for purchase order approvals. Customer support managers needing triple confirmations before updating mailing lists. This isn't workflow management - it's adult babysitting.

Mailjet handles your email heavy lifting. ApproveThis handles your decision-making bureaucracy. Together through Zapier, they handle your actual job. We're talking about turning "Hey, can someone approve this?" into "It's already done" before your third coffee.

What This Duo Does That Your Current Tools Don't

Mailjet's great at blasting emails. ApproveThis is great at herding approval cats. But when you connect them? That's when things get interesting for teams that actually need to move fast.

The Nerd Stuff That Actually Matters

ApproveThis brings three things your Mailjet account wishes it had: structured decision gates, audit trails that don't lie, and conditional logic that actually works. Mailjet brings real-time email data that ApproveThis can actually do something with. Together, they create closed-loop systems where approvals trigger actions and email events trigger approvals - automatically.

Example: Your sales team uses Mailjet for proposal follow-ups. With ApproveThis connected, every time a client opens that proposal email 3+ times, it automatically routes a discount approval request to the sales director. No manual tracking. No "Did you see my email?" Slack messages.

Real-World Use Cases That Don't Feel Like Corporate Fan Fiction

1. Marketing Campaigns That Don't Require Prayer

Scenario: Your team's about to launch a promotional blast to 50K contacts. Normally, this involves:

  • Legal reviewing content (3 days)
  • Compliance checking opt-out links (2 days)
  • Finance approving budget (1 day... if you nag)

With the integration: When Mailjet detects the final email template upload, ApproveThis automatically:

  • Routes to legal via email (they approve directly in Gmail)
  • On approval, checks compliance thresholds (auto-approves if under $5K spend)
  • Logs everything in your project management tool

Actual time saved: 82 hours/month based on average client data. No exaggeration needed.

2. Customer Support That Doesn't Make You the Bad Guy

Unsubscribes happen. But when a VIP client opts out? You need human intervention fast. The integration watches Mailjet's unsubscribe events and:

- Triggers an approval request to the account manager
- Auto-adds context: customer lifetime value, recent tickets
- Requires response within 2 hours or escalates
- If approved, triggers a personalized Mailjet re-engagement email

Key point: The account manager doesn't need Mailjet access. They approve via email. Done.

3. Procurement That Doesn't Require a Psych Degree

Your operations team orders supplies through a Mailjet-connected form. Instead of playing email tag:

1. Form submission → Mailjet event
2. ApproveThis checks:
- If under $500 → auto-approved
- If over → routes to department head + finance
3. On approval → PO generated in your ERP
4. Denied? Auto-email via Mailjet explains why

Bonus: Vacation delegation means approvals never stall because someone's at that conference in Bali.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

If you can make a Zapier account, you can do this in 15 minutes:

1. In Zapier, choose Mailjet as trigger app
2. Pick your event (email sent, unsubscribe, etc.)
3. Connect ApproveThis as action app
4. Map your approval rules (we've got pre-built templates)
5. Test with 1-2 emails

Pro tip: Start with high-impact/low-risk flows like budget approvals before touching customer comms.

Why Your CFO Will Actually Like This

Approval thresholds mean small expenses auto-approve. Escalation rules mean big decisions don't get stuck in middle management purgatory. Calculated fields prevent those "Wait, is this including tax?" approval delays.

Translation: Less time wasted = more money kept.

The Hidden Benefit Nobody Talks About

External approvers (clients, vendors, legal counsel) don't need Mailjet seats. They get email requests, click approve/deny, and never know what hit them. No training. No passwords. No "Can you resend that link?"

When Not to Use This Integration

Look, if your approval process is "Shoot a Slack message to the CEO," keep doing that. This is for companies where:
- Multiple teams touch each request
- Compliance actually matters
- You're tired of being CC'd on 12-reply email chains

What You're Really Buying Here

It's not software. It's:
- 23 fewer "Status update?" emails per day
- 15% faster campaign launches
- One audit trail that doesn't require a forensic team to decipher

Next Steps That Don't Involve a Sales Call

Option 1: Register for ApproveThis, connect Mailjet via Zapier, and try a simple approval flow. We've got templates for the most common Mailjet scenarios.

Option 2: If you'd rather see exactly how a 500-person company cut their email approval times by 60%, book a 12-minute demo. We'll show real Mailjet workflows, not some generic pitch.

Either way, stop letting email approvals be the bottleneck that makes your team look slow. That's so 2019.

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After you create a Zapier integration, please email us at support@approve-this.com with your account name and we'll add 3 months of ApproveThis to your account. Limit one redemption per account.

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Best Approval Workflows for Mailjet

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Mailjet

Create approval requests for Mailjet email events

Need an immediate approval workflow for various email events? This automation creates an approval request in ApproveThis whenever an event occurs with a Mailjet contact, such as an email sent, opened, or marked as spam. Seamlessly manage your response by integrating real-time updates into your decision process.

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New Email Event

Triggers when an event occurs with a Mailjet contact (supported events: email sent, opened, clicked, bounced, spam, blocked).

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Send HTML emails for new approval requests

Looking to notify your team about new approval requests instantly? With this integration, every new request in ApproveThis triggers an HTML email via Mailjet, ensuring your team stays informed and ready to act. Keep everyone in the loop without manual email follow-ups.

Zapier Components

Trigger

New Request

Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

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Action

Send HTML Email

Send an email through your Mailjet account with HTML content.

Create approval requests for Mailjet unsubscribes

Ensure unsubscribed contacts are handled with care. This automation creates an approval request whenever a user unsubscribes from your Mailjet contacts list, allowing your team to review and action the list update appropriately.

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New Unsubscribe

Triggers when a user unsubscribes from a certain contacts list.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Track approvals for new inbound Parse API emails

Automatically maintain oversight on inbound mails by tracking approvals. This integration leverages new Parse API inbound emails to trigger Approved or Denied status workflows in ApproveThis, enabling efficient decision-making.

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New Parse API Inbound Email

Triggers when a new email is sent to your Parse API email address.

Action

A Request Is Approved/Denied

Triggers when a request is approved or denied.