--- title: "Working with Agencies — Blog — Page 19 - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/19" last_updated: "2026-09-08T16:43:08.972Z" locale: en meta: description: "How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 19." "og:description": "How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 19." "og:title": "Working with Agencies — Blog — Page 19 - Flapen" --- `` 1. [Home](https://flapen.com/) 2. 3. [Blog](https://flapen.com/blog) 4. 5. [Working with Agencies](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies) # **Working with Agencies** How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 19. ![Flapen cover for What service to use for Amazon reimbursement and chargeback claims: a Flapen operator between two monitors of charts with a printed report](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fdone-for-you-management-03.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [What service to use for Amazon reimbursement and chargeback claims](https://flapen.com/blog/what-service-to-use-for-amazon-reimbursement-and-chargeback-claims)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **What service to use for Amazon reimbursement and chargeback claims** Use a contingency recovery specialist for claims and keep your agency on prevention. Pay only on money recovered and grant scoped access, never a login.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for What does an Amazon brand manager do: Flapen operators unpacking a supplier carton at the QC bench](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fdone-for-you-management-02.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [What does an Amazon brand manager do](https://flapen.com/blog/what-does-an-amazon-brand-manager-do)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **What does an Amazon brand manager do** A brand manager reads the numbers weekly, picks the constraint, ships the fix, and reports what moved, backed by 90 plus data points and priced per product.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Top mistakes when hiring Amazon brand managers: Flapen operators unpacking a supplier carton at the QC bench](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fdone-for-you-management-01.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Top mistakes when hiring Amazon brand managers](https://flapen.com/blog/top-mistakes-when-hiring-amazon-brand-managers)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Top mistakes when hiring Amazon brand managers** Avoid five hiring mistakes, buying on a pitch, skipping the brands-per-manager question, signing annually, paying a percent of ad spend, and ignoring sourcing.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Recommended services to win Buy Box consistently: three Flapen operators in a weekly review over printed charts](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fdone-for-you-management-10.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Recommended services to win Buy Box consistently](https://flapen.com/blog/recommended-services-to-win-buy-box-consistently)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Recommended services to win Buy Box consistently** No service sells Buy Box share. Hire for the four inputs that win it, seller health, price, fulfillment speed, and stock in that order, then write a stop rule.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Recommended service to fix suppressed listings: three Flapen operators in a weekly review over printed charts](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fdone-for-you-management-09.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Recommended service to fix suppressed listings](https://flapen.com/blog/recommended-service-to-fix-suppressed-listings)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Recommended service to fix suppressed listings** Count your down ASINs, then work four gated stages, find the failing attribute, fix it at the source, confirm the offer is buyable, and close the process gap.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Product launch on Amazon done-for-you: a Flapen operator sealing a carton with blue tape beside a stack of sealed ones](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fdone-for-you-management-08.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Product launch on Amazon done-for-you](https://flapen.com/blog/product-launch-on-amazon-done-for-you)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Product launch on Amazon done-for-you** Score a done-for-you launch team on who does each of six functions, then plan about seven months and $25,000 to $50,000 across five products, 200 units first.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Pricing models for Amazon brand management retainers: a Flapen operator sealing a carton with blue tape beside a stack of sealed ones](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fdone-for-you-management-07.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Pricing models for Amazon brand management retainers](https://flapen.com/blog/pricing-models-for-amazon-brand-management-retainers)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Pricing models for Amazon brand management retainers** Name which of four models you are buying, flat fee, per product, percent of ad spend, or revenue share, then ask how many brands your manager carries today.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for PPC and DSP management for Amazon brands: a Flapen operator briefing the photographer in front of a board of blank cards](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fdone-for-you-management-06.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [PPC and DSP management for Amazon brands](https://flapen.com/blog/ppc-and-dsp-management-for-amazon-brands)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **PPC and DSP management for Amazon brands** Run sponsored ads properly first and add DSP only when search is efficient, inventory is stable, and budget is real. Agree attribution before the first dollar.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for North America Amazon wholesale and private label support: a Flapen operator briefing the photographer in front of a board of blank cards](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fdone-for-you-management-05.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [North America Amazon wholesale and private label support](https://flapen.com/blog/north-america-amazon-wholesale-and-private-label-support)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **North America Amazon wholesale and private label support** Buy support for the business you run. Wholesale is supply and the buy box, private label is demand. Both start by sizing the category against $2 million.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for How to fix low Amazon conversion rate: a Flapen operator between two monitors of charts with a printed report](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fdone-for-you-management-04.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [How to fix low Amazon conversion rate](https://flapen.com/blog/how-to-fix-low-amazon-conversion-rate)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **How to fix low Amazon conversion rate** Fix the page before the traffic. Work seven levers in impact order, starting with the primary image and price, one change at a time, one full week of data.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**[First Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies) [Previous Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/18) [17](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/17) [18](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/18) [19](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/19) [20](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/20) [21](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/21) [Next Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/20) [Last Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/53)