Codedesign presents itself on its website as a full-service digital agency that handles every digital need under one roof, with Amazon as one channel beside search, advertising, and e-commerce work. Flapen runs Amazon only, sourcing and launching brands from zero, then managing them with 50 in-house operators. Eight questions separate the two models.
The short version
- Codedesign presents a broader digital agency. Its homepage names offices in Lisbon Portugal and Boston.
- Amazon sits inside that wider offer. The word appears once on the captured page, in a case study about selling on Amazon FBA.
- The site states a model, not a fee. The company works on a revenue share model, with no figure published on that page as of September 2026.
- Flapen owns the account and the supply chain behind it. Sourcing in Guangzhou, creative in Dubai, nothing subcontracted.
- Flapen publishes the fee first. $800 a month for one product up to $2,400 for five, everything included.
What Codedesign says it offers
Everything below comes from one page, the homepage at codedesign.org, captured on 5 September 2026.
The page title reads Digital Marketing Agency Portugal, Digital Agency, Artificial Intelligence Marketing Agency Lisbon Portugal, Codedesign Digital Marketing Agency Portugal. The headline under it reads Data Driven Digital Marketing Agency. The meta description calls the company a full-service digital agency that handles all of your digital needs under one roof. It names offices in Lisbon Portugal and Boston, and it calls the company an e-commerce and online sales agency.
That description names the expertise as Strategy, Performance Marketing, Automation, SEO, Google Ads, and Analytics, as of September 2026. It invites a consultation and a custom quote for your project rather than printing a price. One partner badge sits on the page, Google Partner, under a heading about certification.
Amazon appears on that page once. It sits inside the featured case studies, on a study the site describes as helping a summer shoes company sell on Amazon FBA. The rest of that shelf covers organic visibility, search strategy, social media sales, and paid media.
Three of its five service headings are Digital Marketing to Attract Quality Leads, Optimize your Digital Sales Funnel, and Expand to new markets. The other two are The e-commerce Acceleration Program and Build or Rebuild Your Ecommerce. The services named across the page run wide. Full service, advertising, DSP, video, and creative sit beside SEO, logistics, consulting, audit, launch, and international work.
The channels named there reach past Amazon as well. eBay, Shopify, and TikTok appear as of September 2026, and Europe and the UAE are among the markets named. The page also carries writing from the team, including a post titled The Agent Never Sees Your Homepage.
Its own headings include Featured Case Studies, Brands that trust us, and Get a Quote or Ask a Question.
On money the page states one thing and stops. The company works on a revenue share model, sharing the risk with its clients. No retainer, no rate card, and no founding year appears on the captured page as of September 2026.
What Flapen offers
Two studios decide most of what we can promise. Sourcing and quality control sit in our Guangzhou studio, so a supplier problem is walked in person, not emailed. Photography and video sit in our Dubai studio, so a weak primary image is reshot in days. In-house changes what a fix costs in time.
Fifty operators run about 70 brands by hand, which is about 1.4 brands each. Every tier carries the same 50 plus services, from $800 a month for one product to $2,400 for five. The agreement is month to month on 30 days of notice.
The account, the campaigns, the creative, and a written handover go with you the day you leave. That is Amazon brand management.
The system we publish runs five steps in order. Market, product, traffic, plan, then launch. No market under $2 million a year gets a quote from us.
The product is built for 0.2 stars above the niche average. Phase 1 tests 200 units on a $5,000 to $10,000 budget.
The science publishes 193,753 niches scored at the 2026-08-26 capture, 4.8% of them passing.
Our operators work inside tools we built for ads, marketing, and brand valuation, on the data layer 15,000 sellers a month use. Every task they finish becomes an SOP, and those SOPs train the agents in the platform.
Side by side
| Flapen | Codedesign | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work and where | 50 operators, in-house, Abu Dhabi, Guangzhou, Dubai | offices named in Lisbon Portugal and Boston |
| Brands per account manager | about 1.4 | not published as of September 2026 |
| Launch a brand from zero | yes, Amazon FBA Launch | site names launch and e-commerce build work |
| Sourcing and creative | in-house studios | site names creative, video, and logistics |
| Advertising | in-house, ACoS targets by product stage | site names Google Ads, DSP, and performance marketing |
| Technology | own tools, own data layer | site names automation and analytics |
| Pricing model | $800 to $2,400 a month, everything included | revenue share model per its site, no figure published, as of September 2026 |
| Contract and exit | month to month, 30 days, you keep everything | not published as of September 2026 |
Right column taken from codedesign.org on 5 September 2026. An absence means the page does not state it.
Where Codedesign may be the right fit
Fit here means shape, not quality. Its page names offices in Lisbon Portugal and Boston, and Europe and the UAE sit among the markets it names. SEO, Google Ads, analytics, automation, video, and site builds share a shelf with its e-commerce program.
So picture a brand whose Amazon line sits inside a plan for a website rebuild, paid search, and a market entry in Europe or the Gulf. That brand is reading a page written for its engagement. It names eBay, Shopify, and TikTok as well, which suits a catalog spread across storefronts.
A brand we launched and run
Every store on flapen.com/results was built and launched through Flapen's Amazon FBA service. SnoreLessNow is an anti-snoring sleep brand that Flapen manages on Amazon and beyond, on the Full Account Management membership. The headline figure is TACoS 10.8% to 9.9%.
The outcome sentence reads: A multichannel sleep brand at six-figure weekly revenue. Ad efficiency improved while expanding into Walmart and the UK.
How to test both of us
At BRANDED and Moonshot Brands I bought this service instead of selling it. I audited 60+ acquired brands at $5M to $10M each, and the pitch never once predicted the outcome. Run these six in order, each one a gate.
- Who does the work, and where? Employed roles and named cities. Ours is 50 operators across Abu Dhabi, Guangzhou, and Dubai.
- How many brands does the person on my account carry? A number. Ours is about 1.4.
- What is included at my tier, and what is billed on top? A service list and a fee, not a package name.
- Size my market before you quote me. A figure and a stated floor. Ours is $2 million a year.
- What would make you tell me to stop selling a product? Named signals and a window. Ours is rating trend, return rate, conversion rate, and CAC trajectory over 60 to 90 days.
- What do I keep the day I leave? The account, the campaigns, the creative, a handover, and the notice in days.
Send all six in writing. If Flapen does not clear your version of this test, do not hire us.
What most agencies will not tell you
A comparison page written by one agency about another is marketing, not evidence. That is why every gate above is a document, not an impression.
When I was the buyer, the variable that decided the outcome never appeared in a proposal. It was how many accounts the person doing the work already carried. Ask what your share of attention looks like after the next ten clients sign.
Codedesign alternatives
Four shapes exist, and the shape decides more than the name on the door. Full service puts one company on the whole account for a monthly fee. A specialist takes one function, usually advertising, and you coordinate the rest.
A hire of your own buys the knowledge for a salary. Software gives you data and leaves the work on your desk.
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Last verified 5 September 2026. If anything here about Codedesign is out of date, email us at the address on flapen.com and it is corrected within five working days.
This week, at no cost, list every channel in your plan for the next quarter and the hours each one needs. Count how many of them one agency would be running alongside your Amazon account. Send the six questions above and get a written audit back inside 48 hours at no charge, from Flapen.
