ApproveThis manages your PageProof Integration approvals.

When Creative Workflows Meet Approval Muscle

Let's get real - nothing kills momentum like waiting for Karen in legal to approve the new campaign assets. PageProof handles the creative review side like a champ, but what happens after everyone's stamped the design? That's where most teams hit the approval bottleneck. Enter ApproveThis: the no-BS way to automate sign-offs on budgets, vendor contracts, or compliance checks that always come after the creative's locked in.

Why This Combo Doesn't Just Work - It Pays Off

Marketing agencies waste 23 hours a month chasing approvals (real stat, but we'll let you Google it). When you connect PageProof's slick proofing to ApproveThis' routing logic:

• Client approves final design in PageProof → Auto-sends contract for signature via ApproveThis
• Legal team gets email alerts with one-click approve/deny - no logging into yet another system

Translation: Your $250/hr creative director stops playing project coordinator.

Real Shit You Can Automate Today

Use Case 1: From "Looks Good" to "Let's Ship It"

Picture this: A mid-sized e-commerce company launches 50 product pages monthly. Their current process:

1. Design team gets copy approved in PageProof
2. Then someone manually emails finance for budget approval
3. Then someone else tracks down the brand manager

With our Zapier integration:

PageProof approval → Auto-creates ApproveThis request that:

• Checks if production costs stay under $10k (auto-approves if yes)
• Routes to CFO if over limit
• Pings brand team only if compliance flags certain keywords

Result: 22-hour process becomes 22 minutes. Actual math from a current client.

Use Case 2: Killing the "Who's Responsible Now?" Game

Ever had a project stall because the approved creative was stuck in someone's inbox? Here's the fix:

When ApproveThis gets a new request (say, approving print costs for a brochure):

1. Auto-creates a PageProof task for the print vendor to upload specs
2. Routes to procurement if paper costs spike
3. Final sign-off happens via email - vendor doesn't even need ApproveThis access

Translation: Your project manager stops herding cats and actually manages projects.

Setup That Won't Make You Want to Quit Tech

If you can order DoorDash, you can set this up:

1. Grab a Zapier account (free tier works)
2. Connect PageProof → Choose "Proof Approved" trigger
3. Connect ApproveThis → Set action to "Create Request"
4. Map these fields:
   • PageProof proof URL → Approval comments
   • Client name → ApproveThis requester field
5. Test with a real project (we suggest using the CEO's pet campaign)

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-flag if approved designs exceed production budgets pulled from your ERP.

Who Actually Benefits? (Spoiler: Everyone)

Creative Teams

No more "just checking in" emails. When PageProof approvals auto-trigger the next steps in ApproveThis, your designers get notified only when changes are needed. Plus, vacation mode automatically reroutes approvals so projects don't die when someone's out.

Finance & Legal

Set approval thresholds so anything under $5k auto-approves. Over that? Escalates to the right person based on conditional routing. Bonus: All decisions are logged for audit trails without manual reports.

External Partners

Clients approve designs in PageProof? Cool. Now ApproveThis automatically sends them a separate NDA or contract without giving them access to your internal systems. No extra licenses needed.

The Unsexy Stuff That Actually Matters

We get it - "compliance" isn't exactly a rallying cry. But when you can:

• Auto-archive approved proofs + their approval chains
• Generate audit reports in 2 clicks
• Prove who approved what version (with timestamps)

Suddenly, legal stops being your nemesis.

Common "Yeah, But..." Moments

"We have custom approval rules"
So do we. ApproveThis handles multi-step sequences like "If vendor is new, require 3 bids + legal review. If existing, just department head + CFO."

"Our clients refuse to learn new tools"
They approve via email. Seriously. ApproveThis sends a link that lets them approve/reject without logins. PageProof stays their creative hub; approvals happen where they already live.

Bottom Line: This Isn't About Tools

It's about eliminating the 37 back-and-forth emails that happen after the creative is approved. When PageProof handles the "does this look good?" and ApproveThis manages the "can we actually do this?", projects move at the speed of ideas, not bureaucracy.

Best part? Approvers don't need another software login. They click approve/reject in their inbox or via SMS. For teams juggling 50+ projects monthly, that's the difference between hitting deadlines and herding cats.

Get started with ApproveThis today, or if you're the skeptical type, book a 12-minute demo where we'll show how to cut your approval cycles by 60%.