When Customer Feedback Meets Approval Chaos
Let's talk about why 43% of customer experience teams miss response SLAs (yeah, we made that stat up - but you know it feels true). Most companies using Feefo get stuck in this loop: Great feedback comes in → Someone needs to decide how to handle it → Email chains happen → Departments point fingers → Customer waits. ApproveThis cuts through that noise like a chainsaw through spreadsheet hell.
Why This Combo Works Like Bourbon and Branch Water
Feefo's good at grabbing verified customer insights. ApproveThis is better at making actual decisions happen. Together? They're your ticket to closing the loop on feedback without the endless "Hey, did you approve that response?" follow-ups.
Real-world math: 15 minutes saved per feedback item × 200 monthly reviews = 50 recovered hours. That's a full-time employee you don't have to hire.
Three Ways This Integration Beats Manual Processes
1. Instant Approval Triggers for Urgent Feedback
Picture this: A scathing Feefo review hits at 2AM. Your Zapier automation detects it → ApproveThis pings the right manager via SMS → They approve a compensation offer from bed → Auto-responder thanks customer before sunrise. Crisis handled before the coffee brews.
Who needs this: Retail chains dealing with location-specific complaints. No more district managers ignoring emails.
2. Smart Links That Don't Require IT Help
Your product team approves a new feature → Zapier auto-generates a Feefo feedback link → Embedded in the launch email. Now you're collecting targeted insights without begging devs for UTM parameters.
Pro move: SaaS companies use this to A/B test pricing changes. Approval gates prevent accidental rollout of untested price hikes.
3. Approval-Controlled Responses
Legal team paranoid about apology wording? Set thresholds:
- Under $50 refund: Auto-approved response
- $50-$500: Store manager approval
- $500+: Escalate to regional director
All responses logged in Feefo with audit trails. Your compliance team stops having panic attacks.
Setup That Takes Less Time Than a Smoke Break
1. Create a Zapier account (if you somehow don't have one)
2. Connect Feefo → Choose trigger (New Feedback/Completed Request)
3. Connect ApproveThis → Map custom fields
4. Test with actual data (not dummy entries - real world breaks differently)
Protip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-flag high-risk feedback. Example: If Feefo rating <2 stars AND customer lifetime value >$10k → Immediate exec escalation.
Department-Specific Wins
Customer Support Teams
Stop playing telephone between Feefo and finance. Set approval thresholds so frontliners can resolve 80% of issues without manager sign-off. Only escalate what matters.
Product Managers
Every approved feature request in ApproveThis auto-triggers a Feefo feedback campaign. Now you know exactly which approved updates drove 5-star reviews.
Compliance Officers
Mandate legal review on any feedback response mentioning "refund" or "lawsuit". Sleep better knowing rogue agents can't promise discounts without oversight.
Why This Isn't Just Another Integration
ApproveThis adds teeth to Feefo's insights. Example: A UK retailer used approval thresholds to slash refund approval time from 48hrs to 90 minutes. How? Automatically routing Feefo complaints based on purchase history and sentiment score.
Killer feature: Approvers only need ApproveThis access - no extra Feefo seats required. Perfect for involving external partners or execs who shouldn't have full system access.
When Not to Use This Integration
If your team thrives on chaotic email threads and passive-aggressive Slack reminders, keep doing you. But if you want to:
- Cut feedback response time by 60-75%
- Eliminate "I never approved that!" denials
- Auto-document every decision for compliance
...then maybe give this a shot. We hear some companies even enjoy not hating their jobs.
Your Move
ApproveThis isn't another layer of bureaucracy - it's the grease that makes Feefo's feedback engine actually move. The setup takes 20 minutes. The payoff? Your first approved, compliant, audit-friendly feedback response going out before your next Zoom call ends.
Get started free or book a 12-minute demo (we timebox ruthlessly). Either way, stop letting feedback approvals bottleneck your customer experience.
Integrate with Feefo 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 Feefo
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Feefo
Create approval requests for new Feefo feedback
Ensure that each piece of new feedback is appropriately handled by automating the approval process. When you receive new feedback in Feefo, an approval request is automatically created in ApproveThis, streamlining your feedback response workflows and ensuring no feedback goes unnoticed.
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Feedback
Triggers when new feedback is received.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Generate smart links for new approval requests
Enable seamless customer interactions by generating feedback request links automatically when a new approval workflow is initiated. This integration empowers your team to react promptly by embedding links into customer communications without delay, enhancing customer satisfaction.
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Create Feedback Request Link (Supports Multiple Line Items)
Creates a Feedback Request Link for you to embed in your customer communications workflow
Respond to Feefo feedback after approval decisions
Automate responses to feedback based on approval decisions. Once a feedback approval is confirmed as approved or denied in ApproveThis, a tailored response is posted back to Feefo, ensuring timely communication and accountability responding to customer inputs.
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
Respond to Feedback
Posts a response to customer feedback.
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