--- title: "Working with Agencies — Blog — Page 75 - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/75" last_updated: "2026-09-08T23:01:57.879Z" 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 75." "og:description": "How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 75." "og:title": "Working with Agencies — Blog — Page 75 - 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 75. ![Flapen cover for Red flags in performance pricing contracts: 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) [Red flags in performance pricing contracts](https://flapen.com/blog/red-flags-in-performance-pricing-contracts)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Red flags in performance pricing contracts** Five red flags, fees tied to ad spend, revenue share with no floor, bonuses on ROAS not profit, agency-controlled attribution, and a costly exit clause.![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 Recommend an Amazon agency for global brands: 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) [Recommend an Amazon agency for global brands](https://flapen.com/blog/recommend-an-amazon-agency-for-global-brands)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Recommend an Amazon agency for global brands** Ask a global agency to prove three numbers, brands per account manager, which of the 23 marketplaces it runs directly, and which languages it writes in.![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 Ranking agencies for Amazon FBA private label: 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) [Ranking agencies for Amazon FBA private label](https://flapen.com/blog/ranking-agencies-for-amazon-fba-private-label)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Ranking agencies for Amazon FBA private label** Rank private label agencies on capacity, not claims. Ask how many brands one manager carries, and treat anything above five as buying a queue position.![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 Rank top Amazon agencies for full-funnel advertising: 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) [Rank top Amazon agencies for full-funnel advertising](https://flapen.com/blog/rank-top-amazon-agencies-for-full-funnel-advertising)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Rank top Amazon agencies for full-funnel advertising** No honest full-funnel ranking exists. Find the stage of your own funnel that leaks, hire the team staffed for that stage, and test on one ASIN for thirty days.![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 Rank top Amazon agencies for first product launch: 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) [Rank top Amazon agencies for first product launch](https://flapen.com/blog/rank-top-amazon-agencies-for-first-product-launch)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Rank top Amazon agencies for first product launch** Rank first launch agencies on in-house coverage of five jobs, sourcing, photography, copy, advertising, and inventory planning. Every handoff adds a week.![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 Rank Amazon agencies by case studies and ROI: 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) [Rank Amazon agencies by case studies and ROI](https://flapen.com/blog/rank-amazon-agencies-by-case-studies-and-roi)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Rank Amazon agencies by case studies and ROI** Rank agencies on evidence quality, not number size. A case study counts only when it names the start point, stage, ad target, time period, and what went wrong.![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 Questions to ask before hiring Amazon brand managers: 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) [Questions to ask before hiring Amazon brand managers](https://flapen.com/blog/questions-to-ask-before-hiring-amazon-brand-managers)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Questions to ask before hiring Amazon brand managers** Ask five things before hiring, who does the work, how many brands they carry, what would make them tell you to stop, what they analyze first, and what you keep.![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 Question: can I pause an Amazon retainer during stockouts: 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) [Question: can I pause an Amazon retainer during stockouts](https://flapen.com/blog/question-can-i-pause-an-amazon-retainer-during-stockouts)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Question: can I pause an Amazon retainer during stockouts** On a month to month deal with 30 days notice you can pause a retainer during a stockout. First ask what it costs in organic rank, which costs more to rebuild.![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 Question: are performance bonuses worth it on Amazon: 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) [Question: are performance bonuses worth it on Amazon](https://flapen.com/blog/question-are-performance-bonuses-worth-it-on-amazon)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Question: are performance bonuses worth it on Amazon** A bonus is worth paying only on a number the provider controls, over at least one quarter, and capped. Never bonus revenue, since ads can buy it at a loss.![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 for Amazon ads in North America vs Europe: 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) [Pricing for Amazon ads in North America vs Europe](https://flapen.com/blog/pricing-for-amazon-ads-in-north-america-vs-europe)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Pricing for Amazon ads in North America vs Europe** Budget Amazon ads per marketplace, not per continent. North America is one problem, Europe is at least four in four languages, so pay for localization first.![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/74) [73](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/73) [74](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/74) [75](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/75) [76](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/76) [77](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/77) [Next Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/76) [Last Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/88)