ApproveThis manages your Ticket Tailor Integration approvals.

Let’s cut to the chase: event planning is messy enough without chasing down approvals for every ticket order, vendor contract, or VIP attendee list. You’re using Ticket Tailor to sell tickets smoothly, but approvals? Those are still stuck in email threads, spreadsheets, or – worse – someone’s memory. That’s where ApproveThis comes in. We’re the approval layer that actually works with how teams really operate. Connect the two via Zapier, and you’ve got a system where approvals happen fast, stay organized, and don’t require your external partners to learn yet another tool.

Why This Combo Works (Besides Saving Your Sanity)

Ticket Tailor handles tickets. ApproveThis handles decisions. Together, they handle the two biggest bottlenecks in event management: moving money and moving people. Think about it:

• No more "Who approved this?!" chaos: Every ticket purchase, bulk order, or special access request gets a clear audit trail.
• Approvers don’t need a Ticket Tailor login: Your finance team approves discounts, your security team vets attendees, and nobody’s asking for another password.
• Auto-escalate the big stuff: A $50 merch order auto-approves. A $5,000 VIP package? That pings the right person instantly.

Real-World Use Cases (Not Just Theory)

Here’s where this gets concrete. We’re not talking about “streamlining workflows” – we’re talking specific fixes for problems you actually have:

Use Case 1: Stop Letting Randos Into Your Events

The Problem: Your free webinar gets 500 signups – 300 are competitors, 50 are bots, and 10 actually care. But manually vetting each attendee? Not happening.

The Fix: Connect Ticket Tailor’s “New Attendee” trigger to ApproveThis. Now, every registration creates an approval task with custom rules:

• Auto-approve anyone with a company email domain you recognize
• Flag free tickets from disposable email addresses for review
• Require manual approval for VIP access passes

Who Uses This:

Tech Conferences: No more competitors scooping up early-bird pricing. ApproveThis checks registrants against a CRM blocklist automatically.
Private Workshops: Attendees get vetted before getting Zoom links. Denied? Ticket Tailor automatically refunds them.

Use Case 2: Bulk Orders That Don’t Bleed You Dry

The Problem: A “nonprofit” orders 100 tickets at a 60% discount… then scalps them on Facebook. Classic.

The Fix: Zapier watches for Ticket Tailor orders over 10 tickets or using discount codes. ApproveThis then:

• Checks the buyer’s email against your approved partner list
• Routes high-quantity orders to your sales lead for manual review
• Auto-denies orders from known reseller domains

Who Uses This:
Music Festivals: Prevent ticket resellers from bulk-buying GA passes the second sales go live.
Corporate Events: Validate employee discount requests against your HR system before confirming seats.

Setup in Under 10 Minutes (Seriously)

If you can set up a Zoom call, you can do this:

1. Connect via Zapier: Zapier’s interface lets you link Ticket Tailor and ApproveThis without coding.
2. Pick Your Trigger: “New Attendee” or “New Order” in Ticket Tailor are your starting points.
3. Set Approval Rules: Build logic in ApproveThis: “If order > $1k, require CFO approval. Otherwise, auto-approve.”
4. Test With Live Data: Zapier’s test mode lets you fake an order to see the approval flow in action.

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis’ Calculated Fields to auto-flag orders that hit 75% of your attendee capacity. No more accidental overselling.

Which Teams Actually Care? (Spoiler: All of Them)

This isn’t just an “operations thing.” Here’s who gets time back:

Marketing Teams:

Launch promo campaigns faster. Instead of waiting days for legal to approve discount codes in Ticket Tailor, set rules: “Under 20% off auto-approves. Over that, send to legal.” Approval happens in their inbox – no meetings.

Finance Teams:

Stop being the bottleneck. Configure ApproveThis to auto-approve recurring venue payments under $5k, but escalate anything new or over budget. Integrate with your accounting software via Zapier for full visibility.

Event Ops Teams:

Real-time dashboards beat spreadsheets. ApproveThis’ tracking shows which vendor contracts are pending, which VIP lists are approved, and which sponsors still haven’t signed off on their booth layouts.

The Hidden Perks You’ll Actually Use

Beyond the basics, this combo solves niche but brutal problems:

“But My Approver is on Vacation!”

ApproveThis’ Vacation Delegation auto-reassigns tasks if someone’s OOO. No more digging through out-of-office emails to find a backup.

“We Need 3 Signoffs for Contracts”

Create an Approval Group in ApproveThis requiring consensus from legal, finance, and the event lead. All three get emailed, can approve/reject via email, and you see real-time status.

“Why’s This Taking So Long?!”

ApproveThis’ dashboard shows exactly where delays happen. Is legal sitting on 20 contracts? Now you know who to nag (with data).

Common Objections (And Why They’re Wrong)

“We’re fine with email approvals.”
Cool. How’s that working when the CFO deletes an email by accident, and you’ve got no record of their signoff? ApproveThis keeps a full audit trail – including comments and attachments.

“Our ticketing tool has basic approvals.”
Ticket Tailor’s great at selling tickets, not handling multi-department signoffs. ApproveThis adds conditional logic (“Over $10k needs CEO approval”) and integrates with your CRM, Slack, etc.

“Zapier is too technical.”
The templates we’ve covered are click-and-go. You’re not building a Mars rover – you’re connecting two tools that already speak Zapier’s language.

Ready to Stop Losing Money on Missed Approvals?

ApproveThis isn’t another tool – it’s the missing layer between Ticket Tailor and the rest of your stack. You’re already using Zapier; adding approval automation is about as complex as setting up a new Slack channel.

Next steps:
1. Start an ApproveThis trial (It’s free, no “contact sales” nonsense)
2. Use our pre-built Zapier templates for Ticket Tailor
3. Stop letting unchecked approvals sink your events

Or, if you want to see it live first, book a 10-minute demo. We’ll show how other event teams cut approval delays by 80% (without hiring more coordinators).