--- title: "Working with Agencies — Blog — Page 50 - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/50" last_updated: "2026-09-08T12:23:33.016Z" 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 50." "og:description": "How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 50." "og:title": "Working with Agencies — Blog — Page 50 - Flapen" --- `` # **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 50. ![Flapen cover for KPIs an Amazon agency should report weekly: 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) [KPIs an Amazon agency should report weekly](https://flapen.com/blog/kpis-an-amazon-agency-should-report-weekly)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **KPIs an Amazon agency should report weekly** Seven weekly numbers, cost of customer acquisition by channel, conversion rate, stage ACoS, organic share, return rate, Buy Box, and inventory cover in weeks.![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 KPI benchmarks for Amazon PPC agencies: 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-01.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [KPI benchmarks for Amazon PPC agencies](https://flapen.com/blog/kpi-benchmarks-for-amazon-ppc-agencies)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **KPI benchmarks for Amazon PPC agencies** Ignore published ACoS averages. Benchmark against yourself, cost of customer acquisition trend, ACoS against a stage target, and organic share of revenue.![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 Is full service Amazon management worth it for a single SKU: two Flapen operators and a client over a binder and a laptop at a meeting table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-10.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Is full service Amazon management worth it for a single SKU](https://flapen.com/blog/is-full-service-amazon-management-worth-it-for-a-single-sku)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Is full service Amazon management worth it for a single SKU** Above about $10,000 a month in revenue on a validated SKU, an $800 fee buys back profit or time. Below it, take the free audit and execute yourself.![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 vet Amazon PPC agencies: two Flapen operators and a client over a binder and a laptop at a meeting table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-09.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [How to vet Amazon PPC agencies](https://flapen.com/blog/how-to-vet-amazon-ppc-agencies)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **How to vet Amazon PPC agencies** Ask for two ACoS targets, launch and twelve months in, each with a reason. One number for both stages is the fastest disqualifier. Then check caseload.![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 test an Amazon agency with a pilot project: a Flapen operator and a client walking an aisle of cartons with a tablet](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-08.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [How to test an Amazon agency with a pilot project](https://flapen.com/blog/how-to-test-an-amazon-agency-with-a-pilot-project)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **How to test an Amazon agency with a pilot project** Run 90 days on one or two products with success and kill criteria written before day one. Judge diagnosis at week two, speed at week six, numbers at day 90.![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 structure bonuses tied to Amazon revenue: a Flapen operator and a client walking an aisle of cartons with a tablet](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-07.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [How to structure bonuses tied to Amazon revenue](https://flapen.com/blog/how-to-structure-bonuses-tied-to-amazon-revenue)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **How to structure bonuses tied to Amazon revenue** Never bonus on revenue, since your ad budget can buy it. Tie the bonus to contribution margin after ad spend or to cost of customer acquisition at held volume.![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 spot shady Amazon audit offers: a client watching the Flapen photographer frame a product in the studio](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-06.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [How to spot shady Amazon audit offers](https://flapen.com/blog/how-to-spot-shady-amazon-audit-offers)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **How to spot shady Amazon audit offers** A real audit names one number specific to your account and something to kill. Generic findings, urgency, and credential requests mark a sales deck.![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 migrate campaigns between Amazon agencies: a client watching the Flapen photographer frame a product in the studio](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-05.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [How to migrate campaigns between Amazon agencies](https://flapen.com/blog/how-to-migrate-campaigns-between-amazon-agencies)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **How to migrate campaigns between Amazon agencies** Campaigns stay in your account, so nothing migrates. Export structure, bid logic, negatives, and search term history before notice, then freeze two weeks.![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 handle Brand Registry and catalog during switch: a Flapen operator showing a client a sales chart beside an open proposal binder](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-04.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [How to handle Brand Registry and catalog during switch](https://flapen.com/blog/how-to-handle-brand-registry-and-catalog-during-switch)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **How to handle Brand Registry and catalog during switch** Confirm you are the registered brand owner, swap the agency user role, export the catalog, and freeze edits for two weeks. Nothing in Registry should transfer.![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 evaluate Amazon PPC agencies: a Flapen operator showing a client a sales chart beside an open proposal binder](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-03.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [How to evaluate Amazon PPC agencies](https://flapen.com/blog/how-to-evaluate-amazon-ppc-agencies)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **How to evaluate Amazon PPC agencies** Score five things, ACoS targets by stage, cost of customer acquisition over ACoS, conversion diagnosis, accounts per specialist, and written commitments.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**