
ApproveThis manages your Moosend Integration approvals.
April 17, 2025
Integration Category: Marketing Automation
When Bureaucracy Meets Marketing Automation
Let's get real – approval processes are where good ideas go to die a slow death. You've got Moosend cranking out email campaigns like a machine, but then someone needs to approve the discount code percentage. Cue three days of Slack pings, forwarded emails, and that one executive who's "out of office until next Thursday." Enter ApproveThis: the missing link that turns your marketing approvals from a liability into a competitive advantage.
Why This Combo Doesn't Suck
Moosend handles the heavy lifting of email campaigns. ApproveThis handles the politics of getting shit signed off. Together via Zapier, they create a system where:
- Approvals happen at the speed of your campaigns
- Zero internal politics derail your launch timelines
- External partners can approve stuff without you buying them Moosend seats
We're talking about turning what used to be weekly bottlenecks into background processes that actually work while you sleep.
Real-World Use Cases That Don't Feel Like Corporate BS
1. The "Stop Wasting 12 Hours on List Hygiene" Setup
How it works: New high-value subscriber hits your Moosend list → Auto-creates approval request in ApproveThis to tag them as VIP → Approved? They get your premium nurture track. Denied? They stay in general population.
Who needs this: E-commerce teams running flash sales where 10% off vs. 15% off requires three sign-offs but needs to happen before the product sells out.
Killer feature: Approval thresholds mean anything under $500 discount gets auto-approved, only big numbers wake up the CFO.
2. The "Regulatory Armor" Play
How it works: Healthcare provider updates patient education materials in Moosend → ApproveThis forces legal/compliance review before the email blast → Audit trail automatically stored with campaign metrics.
Who needs this: Any team where "Oops, we weren't supposed to say that" could result in fines bigger than your annual budget.
Pro tip: Use calculated fields to auto-flag campaigns mentioning regulated terms (think "FDA-approved" or "guaranteed results").
3. The "Why Are We Still Using Spreadsheets?" Fix
How it works: New product launch campaign in Moosend requires cross-department sign-off → ApproveThis routes copy to product, legal, and CEO in sequence → Everyone approves via email without ever logging into anything.
Who needs this: Scale-ups where marketing moved faster than IT – your CMO is using 14 tools, your CTO still wants everything in Jira tickets.
Hidden benefit: Vacation delegation stops campaigns from getting stuck because Karen from legal is on a meditation retreat.
4. The "Clean Up Your Damn Lists" Automation
How it works: Sales team denies request to keep discount active → Zapier automatically unsubscribes those leads from the promo list in Moosend → No more angry customers complaining about expired deals.
Who needs this: Companies where sales and marketing still have petty turf wars over lead quality.
Why it works: ApproveThis becomes the neutral referee – data doesn't lie about who approved what.
Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind
Step 1: Connect ApproveThis and Moosend to Zapier (takes 4 minutes, we timed it).
Step 2: Pick your poison – want approvals triggered by Moosend events, or Moosend actions triggered by approvals?
Step 3: Set up your escape hatches – approval escalations, auto-denial rules, and the email that gets sent when the CEO is the bottleneck.
Pro tip: Start with one workflow that's currently causing the most pain. Your intern can handle the rest once you prove the concept.
Department-Specific Wins
Marketing Teams
Remember that time you had to delay a launch because creative approval took 11 days? Now those same stakeholders get nudged automatically every 12 hours until they respond. Campaign metrics improve because you're not rushing compromised work through at the last minute.
Operations Nerds
Real talk: Your process maps look like spaghetti. ApproveThis gives you actual data on where approvals get stuck. Combine that with Moosend's campaign analytics, and suddenly you're the efficiency guru getting promoted.
Compliance Officers
Stop being the department of "NO." Set clear rules in ApproveThis (requires legal review if campaign mentions [X], auto-approve if under [Y] threshold). Now you're enabling growth instead of blocking it.
Features You'll Actually Use
Beyond the buzzword bingo, here's what matters:
- Email approvals: Because making execs log into another system is career suicide
- Approval groups: Legal + Finance + Product all need to sign off? Set the order and watch the chaos unfold in real-time
- Custom fields: Auto-calculate discount margins or regulatory risk scores right in the approval request
The Bottom Line (Because We Know You Skipped Ahead)
This isn't about "streamlining workflows" – it's about removing the crap that makes you hate your job. The endless follow-ups, the forgotten approvals, the campaigns that launch with typos because everyone assumed someone else checked it.
ApproveThis + Moosend via Zapier is your insurance policy against avoidable screwups. It's the system that lets you say "Yes, we can handle that compliance requirement" without hiring three more project managers.
CTA: Book a 12-minute demo and we'll show you how to automate the approvals for your next Moosend campaign. Or keep playing email tag – your funeral.
Integrate with Moosend Integration and get 90 days of ApproveThis for free.
After you create a Zapier integration, please email us at support@approve-this.com with your account name and we'll add 3 months of ApproveThis to your account. Limit one redemption per account.
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Best Approval Workflows for Moosend
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Moosend
Update Moosend subscriber custom field for each new request in ApproveThis
Managing subscriber data manually can be time consuming. This integration updates the custom fields of Moosend subscribers when a new approval request is initiated in ApproveThis, ensuring your marketing efforts are always in sync with the latest approval processes.
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Set Custom Field Value
Sets a custom field value.
Initiate approval process in ApproveThis for new Moosend subscribers
Streamline your subscriber onboarding with automated approval workflows. Every time a new subscriber joins one of your Moosend mailing lists, this integration will automatically create a corresponding approval request in ApproveThis, ensuring timely and coordinated marketing campaigns.
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Subscriber
Triggers when a new subscriber is added to a mailing list.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Create an approval request for updated Moosend subscriber profiles
Keep your records current without lifting a finger. With this automation, each time a Moosend subscriber's profile is updated, an approval request is automatically generated in ApproveThis to confirm and document the changes, helping maintain data integrity and facilitating team-wide awareness.
Zapier Components

Trigger
Updated Profile
Triggers when a subscriber’s profile has been updated.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Remove Moosend subscribers when approval requests are denied in ApproveThis
Ensure your mailing lists only contain approved contacts. This automation unsubscribes members from Moosend lists when related requests are denied in ApproveThis, keeping your subscriber lists clean and targeted.
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
Unsubscribe Member
Unsubscribes a member from all or target mailing lists.
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