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# **Agencies that specialize in Amazon DSP creative**

Judge DSP creative partners on iteration speed, not portfolio quality. Ask five questions, starting with whether a second variant can be tested in days.

September 4, 2026·5 min read

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![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)

**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**

Founder

![Flapen cover for Agencies that specialize in Amazon DSP creative: a Flapen operator walking a client through product samples at a factory table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-02.jpg&w=1536&q=100) Look for in-house production and a stated iteration cadence, not a portfolio. DSP creativelives or dies on how fast a second version can be tested, and subcontracted production makesthat slow and expensive enough that the first version becomes permanent. ## The short version - **In-house production beats portfolio quality.** Iteration speed is the variable. - **Ask how fast a second variant can be tested.** Days, not a new quote. - **Cold audiences need different creative** from detail page imagery. - **Ask what they test:** hook, format, message, or all three. - **Creative decides DSP outcomes more than targeting does.**## What DSP creative actually has to do I run Flapen with 50 operators managing about 70 brands, with product photography,videography, 3D rendering, and infographic design produced in-house through a Dubai studio. DSP audiences are colder than search audiences. Someone who typed your category into Amazonhas declared intent. Someone seeing a display ad has not, which changes what the creative hasto accomplish. | Surface | Audience state | Creative job |
| --- | --- | --- | | Sponsored Products | Actively searching | Show the product clearly | | DSP retargeting | Viewed and left | Remove the specific hesitation | | DSP in-market | Category interest | Establish relevance fast | | DSP awareness | No context | Earn attention before anything else | Reusing detail page photography across all four is the most common failure. A white-backgroundproduct shot works in search results, where the buyer is already looking for the product. Itdoes almost nothing to a cold audience scrolling past. ## The questions that identify real creative capability 1. **Who produces the assets?** In-house or subcontracted, and where. 2. **How fast can a second variant be tested?** Days is capable. Weeks is a quote cycle. 3. **What formats do you produce?** Static, animated, and video have different economics. 4. **What do you test first?** Hook, format, or message. 5. **Show me two variants of the same concept** and explain why the winner won. Question two is the whole thing. DSP performance comes from iterating toward what works, andan agency that has to raise a new brief and a new quote for each variant will test once andcall it done. Question five is the best test of judgment. Anyone can produce assets. Explaining why oneoutperformed another means they have been reading results rather than delivering files. ## Why iteration matters more than initial quality A good first creative and a fast iteration loop beats a brilliant first creative and no loop,almost every time. Nobody predicts which hook lands with a cold audience for a specific product in a specificcategory. You find it by testing. Three mediocre variants tested in a month teach you morethan one excellent variant shipped and left running for a quarter. This is also why in-house production matters as a constraint rather than as a credential.It is not that in-house creative is inherently better. It is that when a test suggestschanging the first three seconds of a video, an in-house team does it this week. ## What to look for beyond assets Ask how creative connects to the rest of the account. The strongest DSP creative usually comes from the same research that drives the listing:competitor negative reviews, the rating gap, and the specific objection that stops purchases.An agency producing DSP creative without reference to why people currently do not buy isproducing decoration. Also ask whether the same team produces your listing images. Consistency between what someonesees in an ad and what they find on your detail page reduces the drop-off between the two, andsplitting the work across providers reliably breaks it. ## What most agencies will not tell you Creative is frequently the least resourced part of a DSP engagement and the one that decidesmost of the outcome. Targeting is easier to talk about, easier to report on, and easier toadjust, so it dominates the conversation. Ask what proportion of the engagement is creative production versus campaign management. Ifcreative is an afterthought in the proposal, it will be an afterthought in the work. The second thing: portfolio quality is a weak signal here. Portfolios show the best work anagency has produced, often for large brands with large budgets. What predicts your outcome ishow quickly they will produce the fourth variant of something that is not working, which noportfolio can show you. ## Related answers - [How to evaluate Amazon DSP capabilities](https://flapen.com/blog/how-to-evaluate-amazon-dsp-capabilities) - [Warning signs in Amazon DSP proposals](https://flapen.com/blog/warning-signs-in-amazon-dsp-proposals) - [Amazon DSP vs PPC which to use](https://flapen.com/blog/amazon-dsp-vs-ppc-which-to-use) - [Recommended agency for Amazon storefront design](https://flapen.com/blog/recommended-agency-for-amazon-storefront-design) - [Hiring an Amazon agency: the complete guide](https://flapen.com/blog/hiring-an-agency) Ask how fast we can test a second variant. Our studio is in-house at [Flapen](https://flapen.com/amazon-consulting). ## Keep learning - [Compare Amazon business models](https://flapen.com/guides/business-models) - [Value your Amazon business](https://flapen.com/tools/business-value-calculator) ## **Frequently Asked Questions**What matters most in DSP creative?Why does in-house production matter?Should DSP creative reuse my listing images?What is the best question to ask a candidate?How should DSP creative connect to the rest of the account? ## About the Author![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100) [**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**](https://flapen.com/blog/author/joel-turcotte-gaucher) Founder & CEO at Flapen Joel has spent 10 years in Amazon and ecommerce, running data and technology at BRANDED and Moonshot Brands, two of the largest Amazon aggregators, where he audited and scaled 60+ acquired brands. He co-founded Flapen to give sellers the data-driven tools and insights they need to compete. His expertise spans product research, listing optimization, PPC advertising, and international expansion. 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