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Your Amazon DSP agency: programmatic and retargeting for ambitious brands

As an Amazon DSP agency, we have managed over €6M in Amazon Ads spend since 2023. Custom audiences, cross-device retargeting, brand defence. Results measured and shared every week.

  • +100 brands supported
  • 92% of 3-month trial periods turn into long-term clients
  • Amazon Ads verified partner

Definition

What Amazon DSP actually is, and why so many agencies stay away from it

Amazon DSP: the secret ad channel
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In short

Amazon DSP (Demand-Side Platform) is Amazon's programmatic solution, now part of Amazon Ads Agent. It lets you buy display, video and audio on and off Amazon (Prime Video, Twitch, Fire TV, third-party sites and apps), targeting Amazon audiences built on its own shopping data.

Formats and inventory

  • Display
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Prime Video
  • Twitch
  • Fire TV
  • Third-party sites and apps

Read the complete Amazon DSP guide

The catch

Results depend on audiences, creative and measurement, and those settings are where profitability is decided.

The result

Many brands stop at Sponsored Products and never unlock the programmatic layer. We run DSP alongside your search campaigns, within a single strategy.

Our test · beauty and fragrance

DSP's weight in the account

  • Share of the ad budget20%
  • Share of measured new customers66%

On our beauty and fragrance test, DSP took 20% of the ad budget and brought in 66% of the measured new customers (Amazon does not measure new customers for Sponsored Products). See the client case

One account, two months including 30 to 45 days of learning: this test proves nothing statistically.

Results based on a real client case. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Results vary with the catalogue, the budget, the category and the competition.

Who it's for

Who is Amazon DSP for?

DSP is not a mandatory step. We decide account by account, and we tell you if the timing is not right.

Is Amazon DSP right for you? Take the test

DSP makes sense if

  • Your Sponsored Ads are in place and you want new customers beyond search.

  • You want to retarget visitors to your product pages who did not buy, on other screens.

  • You want to build awareness with data-driven targeting, not display bought blind.

  • You also sell off Amazon: Amazon states that DSP “was available to both advertisers who sell on Amazon and those who do not.”

Start with search instead if

  • Your Sponsored Ads still have affordable volume to capture: we tell you plainly and start there.

  • You want a single threshold: there isn't one. It depends on your catalogue, your margin and how mature your search campaigns are. Amazon DSP minimum budget

What we switch on

What we do for you in DSP: 4 levers to switch on for your account

Free Amazon DSP audit
01

Custom Amazon audiences

In-Market (active buyers in your category), Lifestyle (purchase behaviour), Lookalike (twins of your best customers), ASIN audiences (viewed or bought a competitor product). We build the audience stack that belongs to your brand, not generic segments.

02

Cross-device product retargeting

Someone saw your product page on mobile and did not buy. We retarget them on desktop display, on Twitch and on Streaming TV. Frequency capped, attribution windows adjusted, recent buyers excluded.

03

Brand defence and competitor conquest

Brand defence: your owned audiences (recent buyers, brand store followers) exposed to your own display to defend your share of voice. Conquest: competitor ASIN audiences targeted with your own product creative. Aggressive but measurable.

04

Amazon Streaming TV and display beyond Amazon

Streaming TV (Prime Video ads), Twitch, Fire TV and third-party sites from the Amazon Publisher Services network. For brands that want to run awareness with data-driven targeting, not display bought blind.

Spotify can also be bought through Amazon DSP, France included, since October 1, 2025.

Funnel

Running Amazon DSP across the whole funnel: awareness, consideration, conversion

Each stage has its role and its metric. We do not judge an awareness campaign on the same number as a conversion campaign. The metrics for each funnel stage

  1. Stage 1

    Awareness

    Make the brand known to audiences who are not looking for it yet: video, Streaming TV, display off Amazon.

    TrackCost per detail page view, new customers

    Budget share

    32%

    ROAS

    2.86

    Cost per detail page view

    €0.065

  2. Stage 2

    Consideration

    Bring shoppers who are comparing back to your product pages: In-Market, Lookalike and competitor ASIN audiences.

    TrackDetail page views, new customers

    Budget share

    3%

    ROAS

    0.38

    2 new customers for €401, live since late August, too early to judge.

  3. Stage 3

    Conversion

    Retarget visitors to your product pages who did not buy, with capped frequency and recent buyers excluded.

    TrackROAS, cost per new customer

    Budget share

    65%

    ROAS

    3.40

    Cost per detail page view

    €0.375

DSP budget split in our beauty and fragrance test (July and August 2026)

  • Awareness

    32%

  • Consideration

    3%

  • Conversion

    65%

One account, two months including 30 to 45 days of learning: this test proves nothing statistically. Results based on a real client case. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Results vary with the catalogue, the budget, the category and the competition. See the client case

Method

Our DSP method in 5 steps, from kick-off to scaling

From the free DSP audit to scaling the budget, a progressive method in phases.

Discover our methodology

Start with the audit
  1. Phase 1Audit

    Free DSP audit (48h)

    We analyse your existing Amazon Ads account, your catalogue, your margins and your current Sponsored Products share. We identify 3 DSP levers to switch on and put numbers on a business case.

  2. Phase 2Setup

    Setup and audience segmentation

    We build custom audiences in DSP, define the creative for each audience, and align attribution windows with your purchase cycle.

  3. Phase 3Launch

    Managed launch

    We follow your campaigns every day. Bids, audiences, budget, exclusions: everything is continuously optimised to fit your margins, your seasonality and your goals.

  4. Phase 4Optimisation

    Weekly optimisation

    Weekly review: budget reallocated by audience, bids adjusted, creative refreshed, underperforming segments excluded. Clear reporting, with numbers and without jargon.

  5. Phase 5Scaling

    Scaling

    Once return on ad spend is stable, we scale the budget onto the winning audiences and test the complementary inventories (Streaming TV, endemic display).

Client case

Client case: an Amazon DSP test in beauty and fragrance

A brand in the beauty and fragrance category, with Sponsored Ads that were already mature.
A two-month Amazon DSP test, July and August 2026.

Free Amazon DSP audit
  1. Starting point

    Mature Sponsored Ads before DSP was switched on.

    The question the test had to answer: does DSP recruit new customers at a reasonable cost?

  2. DSP activation

    €12,493 invested in DSP over two months, 20% of the ad budget.

    Split: 65% conversion, 32% awareness, 3% consideration.

  3. Result after 2 months

    670 new customers recruited through DSP, at €18.65 each. Over the same period: €141.76 with Sponsored Display, €14.13 with Sponsored Brands (on 9% of the budget). ROAS of 3.13 counting sales across the whole brand.

Figures from the Amazon DSP beauty and fragrance test

Amazon DSP test · beauty and fragranceJuly-August 2026

New customers recruited by DSP

670

Cost per new customer (DSP)

€18.65

ROAS

3.13

sales across the whole brand

Cost per new customer, same period

In euros per new customer. Shorter bar = cheaper. Sponsored Products excluded: Amazon does not measure their new customers.

  • Amazon DSP€18.65
  • Sponsored Display€141.76
  • Sponsored Brands
    on 9% of the budget
    €14.13

One account, two months including 30 to 45 days of learning: this test proves nothing statistically.

Results based on a real client case. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Results vary with the catalogue, the budget, the category and the competition.

Understand the cost of a new customer on Amazon

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SkyVision is listed in the Amazon Ads partner directory as a verified partner, and our specialists are certified on Amazon Ads topics. We remain an independent agency: we work for your account, not for Amazon.
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Our results speak for themselves

Most of our customers joined us after testing automation software, hiring an agency, or managing their Amazon Ads campaigns in-house.
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What our clients say about us

Read what our partners say about the Amazon results they reached working with us.
Vincent Manière, SQUATCH
Excerpt from his Oseille TV interview

I have the pleasure of working with Skyvision to manage our Amazon campaigns, both on AMS and DSP, globally.
As an Amazon Marketing Manager at Polar, I am happy with this collaboration. Their responsiveness, their professionalism and the quality of their recommendations are real assets.
They understand our challenges, adapt quickly to our needs and support us seriously and effectively.
A reliable partner, with whom it is a pleasure to work!

Elise Roux
Elise Roux
Digital Marketing & Ecommerce Manager at POLAR

[An Amazon and marketplaces director] is looking for someone to manage US and EU ads on Amazon. You are clearly the best people to take care of this, hence the introduction.

Jérôme Sabourin
Jérôme Sabourin
Co-founder and CEO, SAB Brothers (Thorvald)

I want to express my satisfaction with SkyVision's services. The team, always pleasant, smiling and courteous, goes far beyond simply managing our Amazon ads. Thanks to their support, we have seen a significant improvement in our turnover. While margin remains a challenge, it is also on the rise. I am particularly impressed by SkyVision's proactive approach and their ability to advise us on global growth strategies. I don't know a lot of web agencies with such a level of commitment and quality of service. I would be happy to continue to support and recommend SkyVision as they deserve to gain more exposure.

Marceau Vaucher
CEO ‘Nature Maison Jardin’

I have been working for 1 month with SkyVision, Quentin and Erwan and I am fully satisfied. This allows me to fully focus on all aspects of my business without having to use this time on an important but time-consuming activity. SkyVision allows me to approach sustainable growth over the coming months with regular monitoring and strategic adjustment as needed. It also provides strategic advice, which kills two birds with one stone. There is no substitute for experience and Quentin and Erwan clearly know their subjects. In the end, I can only 100% recommend working with SkyVision in complete confidence.

David Chabot
CEO NaturaFlash

Frequently asked questions about Amazon DSP

What minimum budget does Amazon DSP need?

There is no single figure. The threshold to open DSP access is lower and more negotiable than you often read. The one that matters is the budget that lets you saturate at least one stage of the funnel: it depends on your catalogue, your margin and how mature your search campaigns are. If your Sponsored Ads still have affordable volume to capture, we tell you plainly and start there. Amazon DSP minimum budget: our analysis

DSP versus Sponsored Display: what is the difference?

Sponsored Display, now known as display ads, runs from the Amazon Ads console: narrower audiences, mostly retargeting. DSP gives far finer audiences and inventory on and off Amazon (Prime Video, Twitch, Fire TV, third-party sites and apps). That level of control is what we run.

Self-service or managed service: how do you access Amazon DSP?

Amazon offers two ways in: self-service and managed service. For managed service, budget minimums apply, with no published amount. In Europe, France and the UK included, advertisers who already used Amazon DSP keep the Amazon DSP experience. To measure what DSP brings, see our Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) page.

How long before results show?

Allow 30 to 45 days of learning before you judge a campaign: that is what we saw on our beauty and fragrance test. Retargeting, which reaches warm audiences, usually reacts faster than prospecting. On a whole account, lasting results are measured in months: 4 to 12 months depending on the client.

Can you run DSP without selling on Amazon?

Yes. Amazon states that DSP “was available to both advertisers who sell on Amazon and those who do not.” So you can use Amazon audiences to drive traffic to your own site. It is a more advanced play, often relevant for DTC brands that also sell in physical stores.

What does SkyVision do differently from a US DSP agency?

We work in French and English, with a single point of contact, on the ground. We know the specifics of the French market: dominant categories, seasonality, endemic competition. And we are channel-agnostic: if DSP is not right for your case, we say so and we concentrate the budget on Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands.

Ready to scale with DSP? Free Amazon Ads audit within 48 hours

We analyse your account, identify 3 DSP levers to switch on, and put numbers on a realistic business case. If we see no clear lever, we tell you that too: no hard sell.
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