
ApproveThis manages your SalesClue Integration approvals.
April 17, 2025
Integration Category: Sales Crm
When Approval Chaos Meets Sales Analytics
Let's be real - your sales team lives in SalesClue analyzing customer behavior, while your approvers are stuck in email hell saying "Where's the context for this request?" for the 12th time today. This isn't just annoying; it's costing you deals.
ApproveThis plugs directly into SalesClue's customer insights through Zapier, turning those "Hey, can someone approve this?!" slack messages into structured workflows that actually move at the speed of sales. We're talking about eliminating the back-and-forth that makes your team miss quarterly targets by 3% because Karen in legal took a beach week without delegating her approvals.
Why This Isn't Just Another Integration
Most approval tools make you choose between flexibility and control. ApproveThis gives you both by working how your teams already operate:
- Zero License Headaches: Approvers only need email access - critical when working with external partners who shouldn't have full SalesClue logins
- Context Where It Counts: Approval requests auto-pull SalesClue deal scores, interaction history, and document access logs
- No More Bottlenecks: If a deal requires $50K+ discount approval, it jumps straight to your CRO while routing $5K requests to regional managers
For a mid-sized cybersecurity firm we worked with, this combo reduced their sales contract approval time from 11 days to 38 hours. That's real revenue acceleration, not just productivity theater.
Three Ways This Duo Saves Actual Humans From Process Hell
1. Killing the "Form Black Hole"
When SalesClue detects a new NDA submission from your enterprise lead:
- Zapier triggers an ApproveThis workflow
- Legal gets the doc + SalesClue's risk score for the account
- Approvers click yes/no directly in email
Real impact: A medical device company cut their compliance review time by 60% while maintaining audit trails. Their sales ops lead actually took a vacation for once.
2. Ending the Document Scavenger Hunt
New proposal approval request in ApproveThis? SalesClue auto-generates a secure share link so approvers see the latest pricing sheets without hunting through Sharepoint. One manufacturing client prevented $220K in pricing errors last quarter just by eliminating version confusion.
3. Stopping the "Who Clicked What?" Circus
When someone clicks a sensitive link in SalesClue (think: beta feature access), ApproveThis routes approval to the product team with context on which account requested it. A SaaS startup using this combo caught 17 unauthorized access attempts in their first month post-implementation.
Setup That Doesn't Require a PhD
1. Connect Zapier to both platforms (takes 6 minutes)
2. Map SalesClue triggers to ApproveThis actions:
- Form submissions → Contract approvals
- Link clicks → Security reviews
- File updates → Version sign-offs
3. Set escalation rules for deals over $X or high-risk accounts
4. Test with one sales rep before global rollout
Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-flag deals needing exec review based on SalesClue's discount analytics. No manual oversight needed.
Who Actually Benefits (Besides Your Sanity)
Sales Ops: Finally get that promo tracking dashboard because you're not chasing 47 approval statuses daily.
Finance: Real-time visibility into pending deals without micromanaging reps.
Legal: Review contracts in context of actual customer engagement data from SalesClue.
Execs: See approval cycle times drop while deal sizes increase thanks to faster decisioning.
A logistics company's CFO told us (off the record) that this integration helped them renegotiate carrier contracts 3 weeks earlier than planned - straight up saving $1.2M annually.
But Wait, There's Actual Features Too
While we're not selling steak knives, ApproveThis brings some serious heat:
Vacation Mode: Approver out? Delegates get auto-assigned without IT tickets. Perfect for global teams with overlapping PTO.
Threshold Rules: Auto-approve small discounts that meet SalesClue's margin criteria, escalate others. One retailer approved 89% of low-risk requests instantly.
Approval Groups: Need consensus from 3 VPs? Sequential reviews from regional to HQ? Configure once, stop herding cats.
Common Questions From People Who Like Results
"What if approvers need more data than SalesClue provides?"
ApproveThis lets approvers request additional docs directly in the workflow - no starting over.
"Can we customize approval paths based on deal size?"
Yes. One beverage company routes national account approvals differently than local deals using SalesClue's territory data.
"How's this different from built-in SalesClue approvals?"
SalesClue tells you what's happening. ApproveThis actually gets it done across legal, finance, and external partners.
Look, Just Stop Losing Deals to Paperwork
Your competitors aren't winning because they have better products. They're winning because their sales ops team isn't stuck approving PDFs in between meetings. Get ApproveThis, connect it to SalesClue in an afternoon, and start closing instead of chasing.
Or keep doing what you're doing and see how that Q4 pipeline looks. Your call.
Integrate with SalesClue Integration and get 90 days of ApproveThis for free.
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 SalesClue
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for SalesClue
Create approval request for new form submissions
Capture every new form submission from SalesClue and initiate an approval process in ApproveThis. This integration helps accelerate review workflows and ensures timely decision-making. *Note: Configure additional filters if needed.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
Form Submitted
Triggers when a new form is submitted
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Create file share links for new approval requests
When a new approval request is initiated in ApproveThis, automatically generate a file share link in SalesClue to streamline document sharing during the review process. This integration ensures secure data access while supporting efficient collaboration. *Note: Verify the file requirements in SalesClue.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Create File Share Link
Creates a FileShareLink
Create approval request for clicked links
Trigger an approval review in ApproveThis for every clicked link in SalesClue. This integration simplifies decision-making for sensitive link access and reduces manual intervention. *Note: Ensure link data is properly formatted before approval.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
Link Clicked
Triggers when a link is clicked.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
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