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Blueshift Integration

ApproveThis manages your Blueshift Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Marketing Automation

Why These Two Tools? Let’s Get Real

Here’s the thing about marketing teams – they’re either stuck in endless approval loops or flying blind with campaigns that never get proper oversight. That’s where pairing ApproveThis (your no-bullshit approval system) with Blueshift (the AI-powered marketing automation platform) changes the game. Together, they turn “Hey, did anyone sign off on this email?” into “We just auto-launched that campaign 3 hours faster than last quarter.”

The Nuts and Bolts of This Combo

ApproveThis cuts through approval bottlenecks with automated workflows that actually make sense. Blueshift? It’s the heavy lifter for personalized campaigns across every channel. Connect them via Zapier, and you’ve got a system where:

  • Approved budget requests instantly trigger hyper-targeted campaigns
  • New customer segments get automatic approval routing to the right execs

Best part? Approvers don’t need Blueshift licenses. Your CFO can greenlight a $500K campaign from their Gmail without touching another platform. Try that with your current setup.

Three Ways This Actually Makes Money

1. Campaigns That Launch Themselves (Seriously)

Picture this: Your retail company finally approves the holiday promo. Instead of someone manually uploading assets to Blueshift, the approval in ApproveThis auto-triggers:

- Personalized SMS blasts to high-value customers
- Dynamic email sequences based on real-time inventory
- Social ads with approval-compliant messaging

We worked with a mid-sized ecommerce brand that cut their promo launch time from 48 hours to 45 minutes using this exact flow. Their marketing ops team stopped being approval traffic cops and actually optimized campaigns.

2. No More Ghosted Campaign Requests

Blueshift logs a new campaign activity → ApproveThis automatically pings the right approver. For enterprise teams:

- Legal gets compliance reviews for SMS campaigns
- Finance approves budget spikes in real-time
- Regional managers sign off on geo-specific promotions

A SaaS company we know reduced missed approvals by 70% by connecting Blueshift campaign data to ApproveThis’ conditional routing. Their CMO’s exact words? “Finally, some adult supervision for our growth team.”

3. Customer Data That Doesn’t Lie

New approval request in ApproveThis? Blueshift updates customer profiles automatically. This isn’t just about tidy databases – it’s about:

- Triggering winback campaigns when contracts get renewed
- Pausing ads for clients with pending compliance issues
- Personalizing messaging based on approval history

One B2B client syncs their enterprise contract approvals to Blueshift segments. Result? 22% higher upsell rates from targeted campaigns post-approval.

Who Actually Benefits? Let’s Break It Down

Marketing Teams: From Bottlenecks to Bullet Trains

Your growth team wants to move fast. Legal needs to not get sued. With ApproveThis+Blueshift:

- Campaigns launch 5x faster with auto-triggered approvals
- Compliance reviews happen in Slack/email – no new logins
- Budget approvals auto-update campaign spend limits

Finance Departments: Control Without Micromanaging

Set approval thresholds in ApproveThat that actually talk to Blueshift:

- Auto-approve campaigns under $10K
- Escalate big spends to CFO with one click
- Sync approved budgets to Blueshift campaign caps

Operations Teams: The Invisible Heroes

Automate the boring stuff:

- New Blueshift segment → Auto-route for approval
- Approved requests → Update 10+ systems via Zapier
- Denied campaigns → Auto-archive + notify stakeholders

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

Here’s the 4-step reality check:

  1. Pick Your Battle: Start with one workflow – maybe campaign budget approvals
  2. Connect the Dots: Zapier links ApproveThis + Blueshift in 10 minutes
  3. Test Like You Mean It: Run a $1K test campaign through the whole flow
  4. Scale What Works: Roll out to other teams once they see the results

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-flag campaigns needing legal review based on keywords in Blueshift content.

Why This Isn’t Just Another Integration

Most approval tools just shuffle PDFs around. ApproveThis actually understands that:

- 73% of marketing delays are waiting on non-marketing approvers
- 60% of compliance issues come from manual process errors
- Your best campaigns die in Slack threads, not in market

Pair that with Blueshift’s AI-driven targeting, and you’ve got campaigns that are both faster and more compliant. Pick your jaw up off the floor – this is what modern marketing ops looks like.

Ready to Stop Chasing Approvals?

If you’re still doing manual marketing approvals in 2024, we need to talk. Here’s your move:

Get Started Free – Setup takes 15 minutes. Your first automated approval campaign launches tomorrow.

Or book a demo and we’ll show exactly how a 500-person company cut approval delays by 80% using these integrations.

Either way – stop being the approval bottleneck. Your marketing team (and your sanity) will thank you.

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Best Approval Workflows for Blueshift

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Blueshift

Trigger Blueshift campaigns when requests are approved or denied in ApproveThis

Enhance your marketing responsiveness with this integration. Automatically trigger a Blueshift campaign whenever a request is approved or denied in ApproveThis, ensuring timely and relevant communication with your audience.

Zapier Components

Trigger

A Request Is Approved/Denied

Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

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Action

Trigger Campaign

Trigger a new campaign.

Create ApproveThis requests for new Blueshift campaign activities

Streamline your approval process by automatically creating a request in ApproveThis for each new campaign activity logged in Blueshift. This ensures proper oversight and control over marketing operations.

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New Campaign Activity

Triggers when a new Campaign Activity in Blueshift.

Action

Create Request

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

Keep customer details updated with new requests in ApproveThis

Maintain an up-to-date customer database by creating or updating customer profiles in Blueshift whenever a new request is initiated in ApproveThis. This ensures your data reflects current approval actions and statuses.

Zapier Components

Trigger

New Request

Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

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Action

Create or Update Customer

Creates or Updates a customer.