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ConversionCow Integration

ApproveThis manages your ConversionCow Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Marketing

When Lead Generation Meets Less Headache Generation

Let's get real: capturing leads is pointless if they rot in some spreadsheet while your team argues over who should handle them. ConversionCow throws haymakers at your website's conversion problems, but even the juiciest lead turns stale without a system to actually do something with it. That's where ApproveThis comes in – not with more busywork, but by automating the "who needs to sign off on this?" circus that bogs down marketing, sales, and ops teams.

Think of this integration as putting your lead approval process on rails. ConversionCow identifies potential customers, ApproveThis handles the internal decision-making, and Zapier makes them talk to each other without your IT team needing to lift a finger. The result? Faster responses to hot leads, less chasing down execs for sign-offs, and way fewer "I thought YOU were handling that?" Slack explosions.

Why This Combo Doesn't Suck

ConversionCow's good at one thing: turning website visitors into contacts with laser-targeted popups. ApproveThis is good at one thing: making sure the right people say "yes" or "no" to stuff without 17 back-and-forth emails. Together via Zapier, they solve the "great lead, now what?" problem that plagues companies scaling past 50 employees.

Here's the breakdown:

  • ConversionCow's Job: Snag contact details, segment leads based on rules you set, dump them into your CRM... eventually
  • ApproveThis' Job: Automatically route those leads to the right approver (sales manager? CFO? your picky client?), track who's dragging their feet, and log every decision

The magic happens in the middle. No more manually forwarding leads to your VP then wondering if they saw it. No more clients complaining they weren't looped in. Just a clean handoff from "lead captured" to "approved for sales outreach" or "rejected because they're a competitor spying on you."

Real-World Uses That Don't Sound Like BS Corporate Jargon

Let's get specific. Here's how different teams actually benefit from wiring these tools together:

For Marketing Agencies:

Your client's CEO wants final say on high-value leads but is allergic to checking their email. Set up an ApproveThis workflow that:

  • Auto-creates an approval request when ConversionCow tags a lead as "Enterprise Tier"
  • Routes it to the CEO via SMS and email (because divas need options)
  • Escalates to their COO after 4 hours if no response

Bonus: Clients love seeing an audit trail proving you didn't sit on their leads for days. Charge more for that transparency.

For E-commerce Teams:

Black Friday hits and your ConversionCow forms get slammed with 500 "Notify Me When Back in Stock" requests. Instead of your warehouse manager getting 37 forward emails, use ApproveThis to:

  • Auto-approve restock alerts for products with existing purchase orders
  • Flag items needing supplier negotiation for finance team review
  • Send approved alerts straight to your inventory system

Key Move: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-approve leads where the requested product has ≥50 units already on order. Saves 80% of manual work during crunch time.

Setup That Won't Make You Want to Swear at Your Computer

This isn't one of those "just 15 simple steps!" tutorials. Here's the actual workflow:

  1. Connect the Tools in Zapier: Zapier account → New Zap → ConversionCow as trigger → ApproveThis as action
  2. Trigger: "New Contact Added" in ConversionCow (when your popup form gets a submission)
  3. Action: "Create Request" in ApproveThis – map critical fields like lead score, contact info, whatever your approvers need
  4. Add Nudges: Layer on ApproveThis' automatic reminders so approvers can't pull the "I didn't see the email" excuse

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' approval thresholds to auto-approve low-risk leads (like newsletter signups) and only bother humans with the high-value stuff. Saves your team from decision fatigue.

Features You'll Actually Use (Not Just Corporate Buzzwords)

ApproveThis isn't just another approval tool. Here's what matters when paired with ConversionCow:

  • Email-Based Approvals: External clients can approve/reject leads without needing yet another software login
  • Vacation Delegation: Sales director OOO? Requests auto-reroute to their second-in-command
  • Real-Time Dashboards: See which leads are stuck in approval limbo and who's the bottleneck

Example: A marketing agency uses approval groups to require consensus from both the client and their internal media buyer before greenlighting ad spend on new leads. No more rogue campaigns.

Why This Beats "Just Using Email" or Other Tools

You could forward ConversionCow leads to your team's Gmail and pray. Or you could:

  • Set rules so leads over $50k potential auto-escalate to execs
  • Let clients approve/deny leads directly from their iPhone
  • Generate reports showing exactly how long approvals take per team

Tools like Asana or Trello sorta handle approvals... if you enjoy herding cats. ApproveThis gives you enforceable rules, not just another place for tasks to get lost.

The Bottom Line for Busy People

If your team wastes more than 30 minutes daily chasing approvals, this integration pays for itself. It's not about being fancy – it's about eliminating the stupid bottlenecks that happen when companies outgrow "just winging it."

Next Steps:

  • Register for ApproveThis (free trial, no CC required)
  • Book a 15-minute demo to see the ConversionCow integration live
  • Forward this article to whoever's currently drowning in approval emails

Because let's face it – your competitors aren't sitting around waiting for sign-offs. They're using tools like this to move faster while you're stuck in meeting purgatory.

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Best Approval Workflows for ConversionCow

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for ConversionCow

Create approval requests for new ConversionCow contacts

When a new contact is added via ConversionCow, an approval request is created in ApproveThis to review lead details promptly. This integration streamlines decision-making and ensures timely follow-up. *Note: Map required fields from ConversionCow to ApproveThis for complete integration.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Contact Added

Triggers when there's a new contact added from a popout form submission.

Action

Create Request

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