ApproveThis manages your Snappr Integration approvals.

What Happens When You Mix Approval Automation with On-Demand Photography?

Let’s cut to the chase: coordinating professional photography through Snappr already saves your team from playing phone tag with photographers. But if you’re still using Slack pings, sticky notes, or “hey, can you check with legal?” emails to get sign-offs on shoots, you’re leaving money and sanity on the table.

ApproveThis plugs directly into Snappr via Zapier, turning what used to be a multi-day approval circus into a process that happens while you’re refilling your coffee. We’re talking auto-routing booking requests to the right decision makers, instant status updates, and kicking off post-approval actions without manual work. For companies booking 50+ shoots monthly, that’s 20+ hours saved. Every. Single. Month.

Three Ways This Combo Solves Real Problems

1. Marketing Teams: No More “Who Approved This Shoot?”

Picture this: Your social team books a Snappr photographer for an urgent product launch campaign. With ApproveThis, the moment that booking is confirmed, Zapier automatically:

• Creates an approval request with shoot details
• Routes it to your legal/compliance lead (because trademarks)
• Pings the budget owner if costs exceed $X

Approvers get everything they need in one email thread – no digging through Asana tasks or ServiceNow tickets. If someone’s OOO, ApproveThis reassigns the request automatically. When legal gives the green light, Snappr gets notified to release the final shots. No status meetings required.

2. Procurement & Legal: Kill Rogue Spending Before It Happens

Department leads love Snappr’s ease of use – maybe a little too much. ApproveThis acts as the guardrail:

• Auto-flag bookings that don’t use preferred photographers
• Require VP sign-off for shoots over $5k
• Attach mandatory NDAs to approval requests

Real-world example: A retail company reduced unapproved photography spend by 62% in 3 months by adding approval gates before shoot confirmations. Their secret sauce? Using ApproveThis’ calculated fields to compare Snappr quotes against budget thresholds.

3. Operations Teams: From Approval to Execution in One Click

Snappr workflows don’t stop when the photographer gets booked. ApproveThis handles the messy middle:

Scenario: A hotel chain needs 10 property photoshoots approved across locations. ApproveThis automatically:

• Routes each request to regional managers first
• Escalates to corporate if any shoot exceeds scope
• Updates Snappr’s project status in real time

Bonus: Approvers don’t need Snappr logins. External vendors or clients can review/approve directly via email – no added license costs.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

If you can order DoorDash, you can connect Snappr to ApproveThis. Here’s the 3-step no-BS guide:

1. Create Your Zap: In Zapier, set Snappr’s “Completed Booking” as the trigger
2. Map the Data: Pull Snappr details like shoot date, location, and costs into ApproveThis’ request form
3. Set Approval Rules: Define who approves what (e.g., all NYC shoots >$3k go to Jane Doe first)

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-flag bookings that need extra scrutiny. Example: “If shoot duration exceeds 4 hours AND location isn’t in preferred list, require COO approval.”

Why This Isn’t Just Another Zapier Integration

Most approval tools bolt onto apps like Snappr like a bad prosthetic limb. Here’s how we’re different:

No Approval Black Holes: Track every Snappr-related request in one dashboard – see who’s sitting on requests, auto-send reminders, and pull reports for audit trails.

Decisions Don’t Take Vacation Days: ApproveThis’ delegation rules auto-reassign tasks if approvers are OOO. No more “Sorry, I was at Burning Man” excuses.

Approvals That Actually Understand Context: Built-in logic lets you do things like “Auto-approve Snappr bookings under $500 unless they’re for regulated products.”

Who Benefits Most? (Spoiler: More Teams Than You’d Think)

Marketing/ Creative Teams: Stop being the middleman between photographers and legal. Get assets faster without compliance headaches.

Procurement: Enforce preferred vendor usage in Snappr without playing cop. Let ApproveThis auto-reject non-compliant requests.

Facilities/ Operations: Coordinate location permits, safety checks, and photographer access as part of the approval chain.

Finance: Attach GL codes to approvals, auto-sync approved costs to NetSuite, and stop budget surprises.

The Bottom Line: This Is About Speed Without Risk

Snappr gives you photography on demand. ApproveThis gives you control on autopilot. Together, they let teams:

• Cut approval cycles for shoots from days to hours
• Reduce compliance risks with built-in audit trails
• Eliminate 37% of status update meetings (actual stat from a customer)

The kicker? You don’t need to be a tech whiz. If you can forward an email, you can use ApproveThis.

Ready to Stop Herding Cats?

There’s a reason companies between 200-5,000 employees use ApproveThis with Snappr: it’s the easiest way to get fast approvals without losing oversight.

Get started free or book a 12-minute demo to see how it works. Pro tip: Ask about our pre-built Snappr approval templates – they’ll save you 2+ hours of setup time.

P.S. If you’re still manually approving Snappr bookings, what’s your actual cost per approval? Calculate it here – then see how much you’ll save.