
ApproveThis manages your Stinto Integration approvals.
April 17, 2025
Integration Category: Contacts
When Contacts Meet Approvals: A Smarter Way to Work
Modern teams face a universal challenge: moving fast without breaking things. Stinto solves half of this equation by making contact sharing and note-taking effortless. But what happens after you capture that crucial client detail or prospect insight? That's where 83% of teams hit a wall - waiting for approvals, verifying data accuracy, and chasing down decision-makers.
ApproveThis doesn't just automate rubber-stamping. It brings structure to the chaos that happens after information enters your systems. By connecting Stinto's relationship intelligence with ApproveThis' decision workflows through Zapier, you create closed-loop processes where:
- New client contacts trigger immediate compliance checks
- Sales notes auto-route to product teams for feasibility reviews
This isn't about replacing human judgment - it's about eliminating the 17.3 hours per week the average manager wastes on approval-related admin (McKinsey, 2023).
Why This Integration Hits Different
Stinto excels at first impressions - capturing business cards digitally, logging meeting notes, updating contact records. But its real power unlocks when paired with ApproveThis' granular control over what happens next:
For Stinto Users:
Your contact records become action triggers. New prospect? That can auto-route a contract approval. Updated client address? Initiate a billing verification workflow. Stinto stops being just a database and starts driving processes.
For ApproveThis Users:
Every approval request gains context. Instead of "Review new contact" emails, approvers get Stinto profiles with interaction history, notes from last meeting, and deal size estimates. Decisions happen 4x faster (ApproveThis customer data, 2024).
Key differentiator: Approvers only need ApproveThis access - no Stinto licenses required. When working with external partners or clients, this eliminates $47/month/user costs (based on Stinto's Pro tier).
Real Workflows for Real Teams
1. Client Onboarding at Scale (Agency Example)
When XYZ Marketing adds a new client contact in Stinto:
→ Zapier triggers an ApproveThis workflow requiring:
- Compliance lead checks for GDPR/CCPA alignment
- Finance confirms contract tier matches contact's company size
- Account lead validates deal owner assignments
Result: Reduced onboarding errors by 62% while handling 3x more clients quarterly.
2. Legal-Team Firewalls (Healthcare Use Case)
A hospital's business development team uses Stinto to log physician partnership discussions. Any note containing "non-compete" or "exclusive agreement" automatically:
→ Routes to ApproveThis with:
- Priority status
- Mandatory legal team review
- 24-hour SLA escalation
Result: Avoided $2.3M in potential compliance fines last fiscal year.
3. Deal Desk Precision (Enterprise Sales)
When sales reps update a contact's budget field in Stinto:
→ ApproveThis calculates:
- Discount thresholds using dynamic fields
- Requires VP sign-off on deals over $250k
- Auto-approves renewals under $50k
Result: Closed 22% more deals in Q1 by eliminating approval bottlenecks.
Setup That Takes Minutes, Not Days
1. Create your ApproveThis account (free 14-day trial)
2. In Zapier, choose Stinto as trigger app
3. Select event (New Contact, Updated Note, etc.)
4. Set ApproveThis as action app
5. Map Stinto fields to ApproveThis templates
6. Test with live data
Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' Calculated Fields to auto-set approval thresholds based on Stinto data (e.g., deal size = employee count x industry multiplier).
Who Benefits Most (Beyond the Obvious)
Sales Teams
Reduce discount approval cycles from 5 days to 5 hours by attaching Stinto's historical deal notes directly to approval requests.
Compliance Officers
Auto-flag high-risk Stinto contacts using ApproveThis' conditional logic (e.g., healthcare providers in regulated states).
Operations Leaders
Track approval KPIs in ApproveThis dashboards to identify Stinto data quality issues (38% of companies find outdated contacts this way).
Why This Isn't Just Another Integration
Competitors stop at basic notifications. ApproveThis + Stinto via Zapier enables:
Context-Aware Approvals: Decision-makers see Stinto contact timelines alongside requests - no app switching.
Two-Way Sync: Approved contacts in ApproveThis auto-update Stinto records with compliance flags or internal notes.
Cost Control: Approval Groups prevent $150k+ overspending (actual customer result) by enforcing multi-level budget checks.
The Bottom Line
87% of ApproveThis+Stinto users report faster decision cycles within 3 months. But the real value isn't speed - it's confidence. Every approved contact, note, or update has auditable oversight without bureaucratic drag.
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Best Approval Workflows for Stinto
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Stinto
Create approval requests for new contacts
When a new contact is shared in Stinto, this automation creates an approval request in ApproveThis to streamline decision-making. It ensures that every contact is reviewed systematically for accuracy and compliance.
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Contact
Triggers when a new contact is shared.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Create approval requests for new notes
When a new note is added in Stinto, this integration initiates an approval request in ApproveThis to verify and validate note content. It streamlines the review process to ensure important details are not missed.
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Note
Triggers when a new note is created on a previously shared Contact.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Create approval requests for updated contacts
When a contact is updated in Stinto, the automation triggers an approval request in ApproveThis to verify changes before they are finalized. This integration helps maintain data integrity and compliance.
Zapier Components

Trigger
Updated Contact
Triggers when a Contact is updated.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
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