ATES Introduction
- 1. AMAZON TRAINED E-COMMERCE SPECIALIST (ATES) PROGRAM A unique business opportunity with Amazon
- 2. Internet/e-commerce industry growth: • In 2001, there were about 7 million Internet users in India. Current number of Internet users stands at approx. 450 million in 2016 thereby recording a 30% increase from 2015. • India currently has the second largest online population in the world behind China despite being very low internet penetration compared to the World average. This is merely because of the number of people in our country. • By 2020, the Internet is estimated to grow over 4 per cent of India’s GDP. E-commerce is estimated to cross USD 86 billion in 2018 and 8 million SMEs (out of 13 million SMEs); 200 million individuals will transact online. • Low cost smartphones are driving internet adoption and usage which would potentially unleash a new wave of m-commerce • Customers/Buyers moving rapidly towards e-commerce because of convenience, comfort, choices/variety of sellers from across the country and the price competitiveness that the platform offers. • Seller side adoption of e-commerce very low. Huge gap in supply and demand. Need to increase seller base on Amazon.
- 3. Company Profile – Amazon.in Amazon in India •Online marketplace with 80000+ sellers; 40x growth since launch •50 MM products across 39 categories •Most visited online marketplace in terms of unique visitors •In terms of top of the mind awareness of e-commerce sites across offline sellers, Amazon tops the list (AC Nielson Survey) 3 Amazon.in- fastest growing online marketplace in India Global online retailer present in 11 countries & $107B revenue at the end of 2015
- 4. About Amazon.in (according to Economic Times and The Asian Age)
- 5. Challenges to starting your own business ChallengesMarket competition Capital Infrastructure Knowledge Brand backing With Amazon ATES Program, you can become an entrepreneur by overcoming all these challenges with ease.
- 6. What is Amazon’s Trained Ecommerce Specialist (ATES) ? • Amazon Trained E commerce Specialist is an unique program launched by Amazon. • It is unique in 2 ways: 1. Amazon exits world over but ATES program present only in India 2. Only Freelance Business consulting opportunity in e-commerce that enables you to work at your own free will and time • Why was ATES launched? India is a diverse country with sellers in each city/geography conducting business differently. Amazon as a conglomerate reaching out to sellers in different regions was not giving the desired effect. Amazon realized the need for personalized support to sellers from professionals with e- commerce knowledge and understanding of the local culture. Hence ATES program was born.
- 7. What is Amazon’s Trained Ecommerce Specialist (ATES) • Post certification an ATES gets an opportunity to work with Amazon sellers and help them launch and manage their account on Amazon.in - Services • Becoming an entrepreneur – ATES start earning money by launching new sellers and by helping existing sellers to manage their business on Amazon.in - Launch • For new seller launches, the ATES look for leads of sellers not on Amazon using different mechanisms and launch the sellers and their products on the platform. For each seller launched Amazon pays ATES a bounty. • For services to existing sellers, Amazon provides leads as and when available and after providing the services, sellers directly pay the ATES
- 8. What’s in it for you? Get trained by experts Get certified by Amazon Earn money by launching and helping sellers Be an entrepreneur & be your own boss
- 9. Potential of the opportunity - No strict working hours - No constraint on work location - Extra income at your disposal - Opportunity to be part of the booming e-commerce industry Active Income = Skills x Time Your income will be dependent on: • Ability to perform • Time you put in Amazon will make sure your skills and knowledge are continuously updated through mediums of our FB page, call center and more importantly the recurring refresher webinars taking place every week on different topics Two types of activities an ATES can take: Launch of new sellers Servicing of existing sellers
- 10. How much money can I really make? The amount of money that you can make from this program is directly proportionate to the amount of effort you put.
- 11. 1 • Take a 2-day training and pass the certification assessment test. 2 • 30 day induction period, post certification & an opportunity to win the Best new comer ATES award 3 • Meet the goals during this period to continue in the program. Once successful you get a dedicated Account manager to help you grow you business. 4 • Onboarding call - Day 1 post certification to help you get started. 5 • By Day 7- generate at least 10 leads 6 • By day 14 - register 5 sellers on Amazon.in 7 • By day 30 – you need to launch at least 1 seller. If you don’t achieve this goal, your account will be deactivated How do I get started?
- 12. ©2012Amazon.com,Inc.orits affiliates Program Disclaimer: ATES (Amazon Trainer Ecommerce Specialist) is an independent person and not a representative of Amazon. Further, Amazon is not making any kind of representation on behalf of the ATES and he/she shall be solely responsible for the quality, scope and pricing of the service(s) offered by him to the seller. Amazon does not warrant any service(s) provided by ATES to the seller and shall not be liable for any damages (Direct, indirect , special or consequential), loss of revenue or profits that may arise out of or in connection with the service(s) provided to the seller. Program Disclaimer