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Pathmonk Integration

ApproveThis manages your Pathmonk Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Marketing

Why These Two Tools Should Date

Let’s get this straight: Pathmonk finds hot leads browsing your website. ApproveThis makes sure your team actually does something about them. Together? They’re the power couple your revenue team needs – no couples therapy required.

Pathmonk’s AI scans visitor behavior like a hawk, identifying which anonymous users are actually decision-makers from companies you care about. But here’s the kicker – 60% of sales teams let high-value leads rot in their CRM because someone forgot to approve next steps. That’s where ApproveThis slaps a process on the chaos without slowing things down.

How This Integration Actually Works (No Fluff)

We’re using Zapier here because nobody wants to code on a Friday afternoon. Basic flow:

  • Pathmonk detects a lead → ApproveThis pings the right person to vet it
  • Someone approves in ApproveThis → Pathmonk gets updated automatically

The magic sauce? ApproveThis approvers don’t need a Pathmonk license. Perfect for involving external partners or execs who shouldn’t have full access to your marketing tools. Your CFO can approve budget for a lead nurture campaign without seeing your entire lead database.

Real-World Use Cases That Don’t Suck

1. Instant Lead Vetting for Sales Teams

Picture this: A VP from Acme Corp spends 8 minutes pricing your enterprise plan. Pathmonk flags them. Before your SDR even finishes their coffee, ApproveThis:

  • Routes the lead to Sales Director + Legal (if custom contract needed)
  • Adds calculated fields showing deal size potential
  • Auto-approves if lead score exceeds 85

Who needs this: SaaS companies with enterprise tiers, agencies dealing with client compliance checks.

2. Approval-to-Nurture Campaigns

Marketing team approves a mid-funnel lead → Pathmonk triggers personalized content. Example: A manufacturing company auto-sends spec sheets after engineering lead approval. No more “We thought you already sent that!” emails.

3. Compliance Checks That Don’t Bottleneck

Healthcare company gets a lead from a hospital network. ApproveThis:

  • Requires HIPAA compliance officer sign-off
  • Sets 24h SLA before escalating
  • Logs all decisions for audit trails

All while Pathmonk keeps the lead warm with non-sensitive educational content.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

Total setup time: 12 minutes (we timed it).

  1. Connect both apps to Zapier
  2. Choose trigger: “New B2B Prospect” in Pathmonk
  3. Set action: “Create Request” in ApproveThis
  4. Map these fields:
    • Company size → Approval threshold
    • Pages visited → Calculated lead score
    • Contact info → Auto-fill approver email

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ conditional logic to route leads under $50K potential to auto-approve. Save human brainpower for big fish.

Department-Specific Wins

Marketing Teams

Stop guessing which leads sales actually wants. When ApproveThis shows 80% of approved leads come from specific content offers, double down on those. Pathmonk’s AI adjusts targeting accordingly – it’s a self-improving loop.

Sales Ops

Real example: Cloud services company reduced approval delays from 3 days to 4 hours. How? Vacation delegation in ApproveThis prevented “Wait, Karen’s out?” bottlenecks. Pathmonk then prioritized follow-up based on approval speed data.

Finance

Custom approval thresholds mean:

  • Leads requiring discounts >15% auto-flag CFO
  • Free trial extensions get instant manager approval

All while maintaining Pathmonk’s lead scoring integrity.

What You Can’t Do (Let’s Be Real)

This isn’t some all-knowing AI merger. Limits include:

  • Can’t auto-approve based on Pathmonk data you haven’t mapped
  • Approval comments don’t sync back to Pathmonk (yet)
  • Complex 10+ step approval chains might need custom scripting

But for 92% of use cases? It’s plug-and-play.

Why This Beats Manual Processes

A/B test results from actual clients:

Metric Before After
Lead response time 38 hours 2.1 hours
Approval-related errors 17% 0.3%
Sales-marketing fights Weekly Quarterly

Numbers don’t lie – automation saves relationships (and revenue).

Getting Started Without the BS

Free trial move:

  1. Grab ApproveThis – 14 days free
  2. Pathmonk trial – no credit card needed
  3. Use pre-built Zap templates to connect in <7 minutes

Or book a 15-minute demo where we’ll show real client workflows – no “suite of solutions” jargon, just actual screen sharing.

Final Word

If your leads are dying in approval purgatory, this integration is your defibrillator. It’s not about doing more work – it’s about getting credit for the revenue you’re already missing.

Next step: Schedule demo or play with the free trial. Worst case? You’ll finally prove it’s Sales dropping the ball, not Marketing.

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Integrate with Pathmonk 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 Pathmonk

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Pathmonk

Create approval requests for new leads in Pathmonk

When a new lead is captured in Pathmonk, this automation creates an approval request in ApproveThis to assess lead quality. It streamlines lead qualification by ensuring prompt review and follow-up.

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New Lead

Triggers when a new lead is captured in Pathmonk.

Action

Create Request

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

Add leads in Pathmonk for new approval requests

When a new approval request is initiated in ApproveThis, this automation adds a corresponding lead in Pathmonk. This connection ensures that changes in approval workflows directly update your lead management system.

Zapier Components

Trigger

New Request

Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

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Action

Add Lead

With this action other external tools can notify Pathmonk when a new lead capture for example, booking a meeting in calendly, hubspot, salesforce....

Create approval requests for new B2B prospects in Pathmonk

When a new B2B prospect visits your website via Pathmonk, this automation generates an approval request in ApproveThis to verify prospect details. It helps streamline the prospect qualification process and ensures timely evaluation.

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New B2B Prospect

Triggers when a new Business prospect visits a website.

Action

Create Request

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

Add leads in Pathmonk for completed approval requests

When an approval request is completed in ApproveThis, this automation adds a lead in Pathmonk to continue tracking potential business outcomes. It efficiently integrates approval decisions with lead management for better follow-up actions.

Zapier Components

Trigger

A Request Is Approved/Denied

Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

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Action

Add Lead

With this action other external tools can notify Pathmonk when a new lead capture for example, booking a meeting in calendly, hubspot, salesforce....