ApproveThis manages your mailfloss Integration approvals.

When Boring Tools Hook Up, Magic Happens

Let’s be real: approval processes and email hygiene sound about as exciting as watching paint dry. But when you connect ApproveThis and Mailfloss through Zapier, you get something that’s actually useful – like a fire extinguisher for preventable business disasters. We’re talking fewer bounced emails, faster decisions, and way less time wasted chasing down people who’ve “marked your request as read” (but haven’t actually done anything about it).

What Each Tool Brings to the Party

ApproveThis is your approval sheriff. It chases down decisions, forces people to actually say yes/no, and keeps receipts for every step. Custom workflows, automatic escalations, and email-based approvals mean stuff gets done even when your team is half-afk.

Mailfloss is the bouncer for your email lists. It kicks out invalid addresses before they embarrass you with bounce rates that make your deliverability look like a bad Tinder profile. Automatic verification keeps your campaigns from dying before they hit send.

Why This Combo Works for Teams That Hate Wasting Time

Most companies treat approvals and email cleaning like separate chores. That’s like mopping the floor while the sink’s still overflowing. Connecting these tools through Zapier lets you:

• Kill two birds with one automation
• Stop playing middleman between systems

Example: Your sales team uploads 500 new leads. Mailfloss scrubs the list, then ApproveThis automatically pings the right manager to approve outreach. No spreadsheets, no “did you check these?”, no 3-day email chains.

Real Teams Using This Combo

Marketing Agencies: Client wants to blast 10K emails tomorrow? Automatically validate the list and get client sign-off in the same workflow. No more “Wait, were these leads approved?” panic.

E-commerce Operations: New supplier email list needs vetting before onboarding. Automatically verify addresses and route to procurement for approval. Cut 2 days off your vendor setup time.

Two Ways to Connect the Dots

1. “Clean First, Ask Later”

When Mailfloss finishes verifying emails (trigger), automatically create an ApproveThis request to approve the cleaned list. Works when:

- Legal needs to sign off on GDPR-compliant lists
- Sales managers want to review leads before outreach
- Finance requires approval for paid email campaigns

2. “Ask First, Clean Second”

When someone submits an approval request in ApproveThis (trigger), automatically add related emails to Mailfloss for verification. Use this when:

- New vendor requests come through your intake form
- Marketing wants to verify event attendee lists before sending swag
- HR needs to validate candidate emails before mass comms

Why This Isn’t Just Another Zap

ApproveThis adds muscle to basic automations:

Approval Thresholds: Auto-approve lists under 100 emails, but require manager review for bigger batches. Because nobody wants to manually approve every minor request.

Vacation Coverage: Sales director OOO? Requests auto-reroute to their second-in-command. No stalled campaigns.

Calculated Fields: Automatically flag lists with >10% invalid addresses for extra scrutiny. Math without spreadsheets.

Setup That Takes Less Time Than a Coffee Break

1. Create a Zap between Mailfloss and ApproveThis
2. Pick your trigger (email validated or approval request)
3. Map the key fields (list size, requester email, etc.)
4. Test with a real request – like approving this month’s newsletter list

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis’s email-based approvals so external clients can sign off without needing a Mailfloss login. They just click approve/reject in their inbox.

Who Actually Benefits From This?

Marketing Teams

Stop guessing if your 50K-email campaign list is clean. Get deliverability stats and stakeholder approval in one place before hitting send. Cuts last-minute “Why are we spamming dead accounts?” meetings by 80%.

Sales Ops

New lead list from an event? Auto-verify emails and get regional manager approval before letting reps blast follow-ups. No more reps wasting time on fake CEO@company.com addresses.

Procurement & Legal

New vendor onboarding requires 3 sign-offs? Automatically validate supplier contact emails while routing contracts for approval. Shaves a week off vendor setup time.

The Unspoken Perks

- Approvers don’t need Mailfloss licenses – saves $15+/user/month
- Audit trail shows who approved what list, when
- Automatic reminders nudge slow approvers without you playing bad cop

When Not to Use This Integration

This isn’t a magic wand. If your team still approves stuff via Slack emojis and hasn’t cleaned their email list since 2019, fix those issues first. But if you’re already using either tool, this zap is low-effort with high ROI.

Ready to Stop Being the Approval Middleman?

ApproveThis + Mailfloss via Zapier is one of those rare combos that’s actually practical. It won’t make your team love approvals, but it’ll make them stop complaining about the process. And that’s a win.

Get started with ApproveThis or book a 10-minute demo to see how it works with your Mailfloss setup.