ApproveThis manages your Wave Connect Integration approvals.

When Contacts Meet Approvals: Why This Combo Works

Let's get real – contact management shouldn't require playing spreadsheet tag or chasing down executives in parking lots. Wave Connect handles the digital business card hustle, but when you need actual humans to sign off on new leads, updated client info, or deletions? That's where most teams hit a wall. ApproveThis doesn't just "integrate" – it acts as your bouncer, making sure nothing sketchy slips through while keeping the good leads flowing.

Three Ways This Integration Saves Your Team From Itself

1. New Contacts: Stop Letting randos Into Your CRM

Your sales team's pumped about that trade show. 200 new contacts in Wave Connect by Tuesday. Problem is, half are competitors fishing for intel or folks who just wanted free swag. With ApproveThis wired via Zapier:

How it works: New Wave contact → Auto-check against your criteria → If fishy, route to sales lead for approval. No more "Who added this guy?!" emails at midnight.

Who kills it:
Marketing agencies vetting campaign leads.
Healthcare providers adding patient referrals.
Any team tired of CRM bloat.

2. Updated Info: Because "Oops, Wrong Number" Isn't Professional

A client updates their billing address in Wave Connect. Great! Unless it's actually their ex's home address they're trying to avoid. ApproveThis adds a sanity check:

How it works: Major contact changes → Trigger approval from account manager → Update only goes live after verification. No more accidental harassment of CFOs' spouses.

Who needs this:
Financial services firms handling sensitive client data.
Enterprise sales teams managing multi-year contracts.
Anyone whose CRM has ever caused a compliance incident.

3. Deletions: No More "Oh God, Where'd That Contact Go?!"

Junior dev deletes a test contact. No big deal. Until the same logic nukes your biggest client's account. Zapier + ApproveThis adds a circuit breaker:

How it works: Delete request in Wave → Freeze the contact → Require manager approval → Full audit trail. Your board report writes itself.

Who sleeps better:
Legal teams obsessed with data retention policies.
Startups where "move fast" sometimes breaks things.
Any org that's ever had a disgruntled employee with delete access.

ApproveThis Features You'll Actually Use (No Fluff)

We know – most software brags about 50 features while you use three. Here's what matters here:

• Approval Groups: Need both Sales Ops AND Legal to OK a high-risk contact? Set it once, forget about it.
• Vacation Rules: Karen in Accounting's on leave? Requests auto-reroute – no "per my last email" needed.

And the kicker: External approvers (clients, vendors, etc.) can review requests via email without needing a Wave Connect login. They'll think you're fancy. You'll know you're just avoiding 15 Slack pings.

Setting This Up Without Calling IT

If you can make toast, you can do this:

1. Grab your Zapier account (free tier works)
2. Pick a Wave Connect trigger (new/updated/deleted contact)
3. Connect ApproveThis as the action – map those fields
4. Test with a real contact (try your CEO's info for laughs)

Total time? Less than that "quick" Zoom meeting that could've been an email.

Which Teams Stop Hating Mondays

Sales Ops: No more herding cats for deal approvals. Pipeline stays clean, forecasts don't lie.

Finance: Auto-flag contacts tied to invoices over $10k. Because audits suck.

Compliance: Every approval decision logged. Every. Single. One. You're welcome.

The Bottom Line (No MBA Jargon)

Wave Connect + ApproveThis via Zapier isn't about "digital transformation" – it's about stopping the little fires that make work annoying. Less chasing people, fewer "how did that happen?!" moments, more actual work getting done.

ApproveThis doesn't do everything. But for teams drowning in "just need a quick approval" requests? It’s the life raft you actually use.

Get started free (takes 3 minutes) or book a demo if you like humans. Either way, your Wave Connect data just got safer.