ApproveThis manages your Network Leads Integration approvals.

When Lead Management Meets Approval Chaos

Let’s be honest: managing leads for moving companies is like herding cats with jetpacks. Between incoming inquiries, pricing approvals, and coordinating crews, things get messy fast. Network Leads does the heavy lifting for lead tracking, but here’s the problem – approving those leads? That’s still stuck in email threads, spreadsheets, or worse, sticky notes. Enter ApproveThis. When you connect these two through Zapier, you’re not just automating approvals. You’re turning lead management into a closed-loop system where nothing slips through the cracks. No more “Who approved this?” or “Why did we miss that client?” Just decisions made fast, tracked clearly, and synced directly to your CRM.

What Happens When You Stop Using Email for Approvals

Network Leads organizes your leads. ApproveThis organizes your team’s decisions. Together, they do three things better than any human ever could:

• Kill the approval black hole: Every lead gets vetted, priced, or escalated without chasing people down.
• Stop playing telephone with clients: Sales, operations, and billing see the same real-time updates.
• Make “external” approvals less awkward: Third-party vendors or clients can approve without needing a Network Leads login.

For moving companies, this means quotes get approved before competitors even send a confirmation email. For managers, it means knowing exactly why a high-value lead was rejected (and how to fix it next time).

Use Cases That Actually Matter (Not Just Fluff)

1. Vetting High-Stakes Leads Before They Go Cold

Scenario: A luxury apartment complex needs to relocate 200 tenants. Your sales team gets the lead in Network Leads, but the pricing requires VP sign-off. Instead of waiting 3 days for a reply-all email chain, ApproveThis automatically:

• Routes the lead to the VP with calculated pricing thresholds
• Escalates to the CFO if the quote exceeds $50k
• Posts the approved lead back to Network Leads, triggering a follow-up task

Real-world impact: A Midwest moving company cut their lead response time from 72 hours to 4 hours using this setup. Their sales team closed 23% more high-value contracts last quarter.

2. Approving Discounts Without Losing Your Margin

Problem: Sales reps love giving discounts. Finance hates it. Solution: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-approve discounts up to 10%, but require manager review beyond that. When a rep requests a discount in Network Leads:

- ApproveThis checks the deal size and profit margin in real-time
- Either auto-approves or routes it with context (like “This discount would cost $2,800 – approve anyway?”)
- Syncs the final decision back to Network Leads, updating the lead’s status

Bonus: Approvers get all details in one email – no logging into yet another system.

3. Handling Third-Party Vendor Approvals

Moving companies often partner with storage facilities or packing services. With ApproveThis:

- A vendor quote from Network Leads triggers an approval request
- The external vendor approves via email (no account needed)
- Once approved, the quote is locked in and synced to operations

This avoids the “I never approved that rate!” fights during billing season.

Setup in Under 10 Minutes (Yes, Really)

If you’ve used Zapier before, this is stupid simple. If not, here’s your cheat sheet:

1. Connect Network Leads to Zapier: Login to Zapier, search for Network Leads, and authenticate your account.
2. Choose Your Trigger: Like “New Lead” or “Automation Triggered.”
3. Add ApproveThis as the Action: Select “Create Request” and map lead details to the approval template.
4. Set Up Round-Trip Syncing (Optional): Add a second Zap to send approved requests back to Network Leads.

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ conditional logic to route residential vs. commercial leads differently. Example: Commercial moves over $25k could require two approvals, while residential goes straight to scheduling.

Features Your Team Will Actually Use

Beyond basic approvals, here’s what makes this combo work for 500+ employee companies:

Approval Thresholds: Auto-approve small quotes but flag large ones. Example: “Any move under $5k is auto-approved if the profit margin is above 30%.”

Vacation Delegation: Sales manager out? Approvals automatically shift to their deputy without missing SLAs.

Calculated Fields: Show real-time metrics in approval requests, like “This discount reduces margin by 12%” or “Client has 3 unresolved complaints.”

Why This Isn’t Just for the Sales Team

Operations: Approve crew assignments or truck allocations based on approved leads. No more overbooking.
Finance: Get visibility into discounts and approvals impacting margins.
Customer Success: See approved service add-ons (like packing insurance) before the move date.

The Bottom Line

ApproveThis + Network Leads isn’t about flashy features. It’s about eliminating the 37 back-and-forth emails that happen between getting a lead and booking the job. For moving companies scaling past 50 employees, that’s the difference between organized growth and chaotic sprawl.

Ready to stop losing leads to approval delays? Register for ApproveThis or book a 15-minute demo. We’ll even help you build your first Zap.