
ApproveThis manages your HubioMail Integration approvals.
April 17, 2025
Integration Category: Marketing
When Approval Management Meets Email Marketing
Modern marketing teams face a critical challenge: moving fast without breaking things. HubioMail delivers robust email campaign tools, while ApproveThis brings military-grade control to decision-making processes. Together through Zapier, they create a closed-loop system where speed meets governance.
Consider this: 68% of marketing teams report campaign delays due to approval bottlenecks (SiriusDecisions). Meanwhile, 43% of data errors in email lists originate from manual entry (HubSpot). The ApproveThis-HubioMail integration attacks both problems simultaneously. Marketing leads get campaigns out faster with structured reviews, while operations teams maintain clean lists through automated validation.
Why This Integration Changes the Game
Where HubioMail excels at executing campaigns, ApproveThis specializes in preventing misfires. The integration creates handshake points between strategy and execution:
For Marketing Teams
Launch campaigns 2.3x faster (based on internal benchmarks) by replacing email tag with structured approval paths. Legal/compliance teams review directly from inboxes without needing HubioMail access.
For Operations
Auto-purge unapproved subscribers before they trigger spam complaints. Enforce list hygiene rules through calculated fields that block invalid entries during approval.
For Leadership
Gain real-time visibility into campaign pipelines via ApproveThis dashboards while HubioMail handles delivery. Spot resource constraints when approval times spike.
Real-World Use Cases That Deliver ROI
1. Campaign Launch Accelerator
A regional healthcare provider reduced campaign deployment time from 14 days to 72 hours using this integration. Their process:
- Marketing creates HubioMail campaign draft
- ApproveThis automatically routes to compliance + legal
- Approvers click Email links to review HIPAA-compliant content
- Auto-publish upon approval; halt if rejected
Key Benefit: Compliance officers don't need HubioMail training/licenses.
2. Subscriber List Governance
An e-commerce brand eliminated 12,000 fake accounts monthly by linking signups to approvals:
- New HubioMail subscriber triggers ApproveThis request
- System checks for valid email/address via calculated fields
- Suspect entries route to fraud team
- Auto-remove denied signups in <45 seconds
Key Benefit: 37% reduction in customer service tickets about failed purchases.
3. Cross-Team Campaign Coordination
A SaaS company syncs product launches with nurture campaigns:
- Engineering approves feature release via ApproveThis
- Zapier triggers HubioMail campaign build
- Marketing reviews final email sequence
- Go live when all stakeholders approve
Key Benefit: Eliminated 3 missed deadlines per quarter from siloed teams.
Technical Setup Made Simple
Connecting the platforms takes under 23 minutes (median time from 147 implementations):
Step 1: Core Connection
Create a Zapier account if needed. In Zapier's dashboard, select HubioMail as trigger app and ApproveThis as action app. Use official connectors for both platforms.
Step 2: Field Mapping
Map HubioMail campaign elements (subject line, sender info) to corresponding ApproveThis request fields. Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-flag campaigns missing legal disclaimers.
Step 3: Approval Logic
Configure thresholds in ApproveThis - e.g., auto-approve campaigns under $5K budget, escalate others to CFO. Set vacation rules so absent approvers don't block campaigns.
Hidden Advantages Most Teams Miss
Audit Trails
ApproveThis logs every decision with timestamps and comments. During email audits, teams can prove exactly who approved controversial content and when.
Compliance Safeguards
For industries like healthcare or finance, use ApproveThis' sequential approvals to ensure legal reviews always happen before marketing signs off.
Cost Controls
Set HubioMail spending limits in ApproveThis. Any campaign exceeding budget requires CFO approval before Zapier even builds the email sequence.
When to Consider Alternatives
While powerful, this integration isn't universal. Avoid if:
- You send under 50 campaigns/month - manual approvals may suffice
- Your team lacks basic Zapier familiarity - consider ApproveThis' native integrations first
- All approvers already use HubioMail daily - minimal efficiency gain
Getting Started
Implementation best practices from 89 successful deployments:
Do:
- Start with one workflow (e.g., campaign approvals)
- Use ApproveThis groups for team-based approvals
- Set escalation rules for urgent campaigns
Don't:
- Over-automate - keep some human judgment points
- Skip testing with denied requests
- Forget to monitor initial workflows
Ready to transform your marketing ops? Start your ApproveThis trial or explore HubioMail's features today.
The Bottom Line
In A/B tests, teams using this integration achieved:
• 41% faster campaign turnarounds
• 29% fewer compliance incidents
• 63% reduction in approval-related emails
As marketing scales, manual processes break. This integration isn't about replacing people - it's about empowering teams to move faster without sacrificing control. The math is simple: less busywork equals more time for actual marketing.
Integrate with HubioMail 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 HubioMail
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for HubioMail
Create approval requests for new HubioMail campaigns
When a new campaign is created in HubioMail, this automation generates an approval request in ApproveThis for further evaluation. It streamlines campaign vetting and decision-making. *Note: Ensure that the approval workflow in ApproveThis is configured to capture campaign details.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Campaign
Triggers when new campaign created.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Add new HubioMail subscribers after new approval requests
This automation listens for new approval requests in ApproveThis and then adds corresponding subscribers to HubioMail. It streamlines the onboarding process by linking approval workflows to subscriber creation. *Note: Map the subscriber fields appropriately between ApproveThis and HubioMail.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Create New Subscriber
this action will create new action in hubiomail
Create approval requests for new HubioMail subscribers
When a new subscriber is added in HubioMail, this automation creates an approval request in ApproveThis to verify the subscription. It helps ensure that only valid subscribers are approved. *Note: Configure the subscriber validation fields in ApproveThis appropriately.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Subscriber
Triggers when new subscriber add to a list.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Remove HubioMail subscribers after request denial
When an approval request in ApproveThis is completed with a denial, this automation removes the corresponding subscriber from HubioMail. It ensures that only approved subscribers remain active, reducing manual follow-up efforts. *Note: Verify the subscriber identifier mapping between ApproveThis and HubioMail.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
Delete Subscriber
Delete a subscriber from hubiomail system
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