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GetEmail.io Integration

ApproveThis manages your GetEmail.io Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Productivity

Why This Integration Isn't Just Another Zap

Let's cut through the noise: most "integrations" are just digital duct tape. But when you connect ApproveThis (the approval engine) with GetEmail.io (the email-finding sidekick), you're not just moving data - you're eliminating entire layers of bureaucratic sludge. For companies between 50-5,000 employees, this combo solves two critical problems:

1. Approval paralysis: Teams waiting days for sign-offs because nobody can track down decision-makers' emails
2. Contact roulette: Sales/Marketing guessing games with unverified email addresses that tank campaign performance

We'll show exactly how middle-market companies use this integration to shave 3+ days off procurement cycles, reduce sales team email bounce rates by 60%, and finally get legal/leadership teams to actually respond to approval requests.

The Approval-Email Verification Feedback Loop

ApproveThis handles the who approves what when. GetEmail.io handles the how do we even reach these people. Together through Zapier, they create what our customers call a "closed-loop system for getting shit signed off":

How It Works in Practice

Scenario: Your procurement team needs CFO approval for a $250k SaaS purchase.
Old Way: Email thread with 12 CC'd people, 3 "Per My Last Email" follow-ups, 1 angry vendor
New Way:
1. Request created in ApproveThis with vendor contract PDF
2. Zapier automatically pulls CFO's verified email from GetEmail.io using their name & domain
3. CFO gets approval request directly in inbox, clicks approve
4. Procurement gets auto-notified in Slack with audit trail

The kicker? Approvers don't need ApproveThis licenses - critical when dealing with external partners or execs who refuse to learn new tools.

Real-World Use Cases (Not Just Theory)

1. Sales Operations: From Lead to Contract in Hours, Not Weeks

Mid-market SaaS companies use this integration to solve two problems:
- Legal taking 5 days to approve NDAs for new deals
- Sales development reps wasting 30% of their time verifying exec emails

The Fix:
When SDRs find a lead in Salesforce:
→ Zapier triggers GetEmail.io to find CTO's verified email
→ Auto-creates ApproveThis request with NDA doc for legal review
→ Legal team approves/denies directly from email
→ Approved? Contact info auto-updates in Salesforce

Result: Enterprise sales teams at companies like [Redacted] cut NDA turnaround from 5 days to 8 hours.

2. Marketing Teams: Killing Influencer Contract Gridlock

50% of influencer campaigns get delayed because:
- Legal can't verify influencer rep emails
- Finance won't approve invoices without PO numbers
- CMO needs final sign-off but is traveling

The Fix:
When new influencer added to Airtable:
→ GetEmail.io finds agent/brand manager emails
→ ApproveThis creates parallel approvals:
• Legal (contract terms)
• Finance (payment terms)
• CMO (via email with vacation delegation to CMO's VP)
Result: Health supplement company scaled from 20 to 200 influencers/month without adding headcount.

Setting This Up Without an IT Ticket

Requires:
- Zapier account (Free tier works)
- ApproveThis subscription
- GetEmail.io credits (usage-based pricing)

Basic Configuration

1. Zapier Trigger: Choose your starting point
  - Option A: New GetEmail.io search → Create ApproveThis request
  - Option B: New ApproveThis request → Find email via GetEmail.io
2. Map Custom Fields: Match names/domains to GetEmail.io inputs
3. Set Approval Logic: Add thresholds, groups, or conditional steps in ApproveThis
4. Test with $0.01 GetEmail.io credit: Verify emails flow into approval requests

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' Calculated Fields to auto-flag high-risk requests (e.g., emails from disposable domains).

Who Gets Their Time Back?

Sales Teams

- No more "Hey finance, can you approve this?" Slack DMs
- Auto-escalate deals over $250k to VP Sales via approval thresholds
- Verified emails = 25% fewer bounced sequences

Procurement Teams

- Automatic 3-bid RFQ approvals with vendor emails from GetEmail.io
- Delegated approvals when category managers are OOO
- Real-time dashboards showing stuck contracts

Marketing Teams

- Approve influencer content rights without tracking 20 Docusign links
- Auto-reject requests missing FTC disclaimer clauses
- Sync approved vendor emails directly to your MarTech stack

The Hidden Advantage: No More App Switching

Most approval tools make approvers log into yet another portal. With ApproveThis' email-based approvals and GetEmail.io's verified contacts:

- External partners approve via email (no accounts needed)
- Executives approve from phones without 2FA hell
- Operations teams maintain one system of record

A manufacturing company used this to get 90%+ compliance from 200+ external suppliers - because vendors just had to reply "Approved" to an email.

How To Stop Chasing Approvals Tomorrow

If your company has:
- 50+ employees
- At least 3 approval-dependent processes (contracts, POs, content)
- One "email hunter" person wasting time on LinkedIn searches

Then you're leaving 100+ hours/year on the table. Book a 15-minute demo and we'll show:
1. Live examples from your industry
2. Exact Zapier setup steps
3. How to calculate your team's time savings

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P.S. Every ApproveThis plan includes free Zapier connections - no "enterprise tier" BS.

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Best Approval Workflows for GetEmail.io

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for GetEmail.io

Create approval requests from new email searches

When an email is searched in GetEmail.io, this integration creates a new approval request in ApproveThis to validate contact information. It helps verify email matches before proceeding with business communications. *Note: Ensure required fields are mapped for the approval request.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Email Searched

Triggers when a person's email is searched for in different sources of GetEmail.io.

Action

Create Request

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

Find email addresses for new approval requests

When a new approval request is received in ApproveThis, this integration retrieves the corresponding email address via GetEmail.io based on provided name and domain details. It helps to verify contact information as part of your approval workflow. *Note: Ensure input data includes first name, last name, and domain.*

Zapier Components

Trigger

New Request

Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

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Action

Find Email

Retrieves an email address from given first name, last name and domain