Sales Internship (MBA) — ₹1,00,000 for 6 Months

Company :  Ardena

• Duration :  6 months
• Location :  Remote
• Start :  ASAP

This is a full time internship. 9 working hours.

Stipend structure

₹10,000 per month stipend (₹60,000 total)

₹30,000 completion bonus after 6 months

₹10,000 performance variable based on KPIs

About Ardena

Ardena is a results-driven digital marketing agency that helps businesses grow through web and app development, SEO, content, and performance marketing. We partner with brands to build their online presence and drive measurable engagement and revenue.

Website :   MBA Sales Intern

Are you an MBA student hungry to get real-world sales experience? Here’s your chance to  work directly with the CEO and help build Ardena’s outbound sales engine from scratch.

This isn’t a coffee-fetching internship. You’ll be at the frontline of our growth, learning how to prospect, pitch, and close deals with  corporate and healthtech clients  across  India and the UK .

What you will do

Sales enablement and lead generation : research accounts, build lists, qualify prospects, and maintain CRM

Market research : industry, competitor, and account intelligence to sharpen pitches

Pre-sales and funnel creation : outreach sequences, call scripts, meeting notes, proposal drafts

Platform expansion : strengthen Ardena presence on Upwork, Clutch, Fiverr; write winning bids

LinkedIn outreach : identify decision-makers, personalized messages, follow-ups, calendar booking

Response management : reply to inbound queries within 5–10 minutes during work hours

Proposal and pipeline management : coordinate with design and delivery teams to scope and price

Call support : organize and participate in discovery calls; log notes, next steps, and close plans

Collaboration : act as the bridge between CEO, sales, and delivery for smooth handoffs

Who should apply

MBA students from Tier-1 / Tier-2 B-schools in Sales / Marketing / Business Development

Strong written and spoken English, clear business writing, crisp proposals

Fast, organized, accountable, self-starter with high ownership

Comfortable with LinkedIn outreach, cold emailing, and speaking with senior stakeholders

Analytical, research-oriented, and motivated by targets

Tools you will use

LinkedIn and Sales Navigator, Google Sheets / Docs, basic CRM, Upwork, Clutch, Fiverr, email outreach tools.

What success looks like at Ardena

These benchmarks reflect the kind of results we need to build a repeatable sales function. Targets may be refined based on market response.

Month 1 (setup and momentum)

Build 300–500 target accounts across corporate and healthtech segments

Send 300+ personalized outreaches across LinkedIn and email

Book 8–12 discovery calls

Create 6–8 tailored proposals or Upwork bids per week.

Stand up working CRM with pipeline stages and weekly reporting

Response SLA consistently within 5–10 minutes during hours

Month 3 (steady pipeline and win signals)

Maintain active pipeline of ₹30–50 lakh in qualified opportunities

Book 25–35 discovery calls cumulative; 10–15 sales qualified opportunities (SQOs)

Submit 20–30 high-quality proposals / bids with a minimum 15–20 percent meeting-to-proposal conversion

Close at least 2–4 deals in the ₹2–10 lakh range or monthly retainers worth ₹2–5 lakh across 1–2 clients

At least 2 verified reviews or case references initiated (if work delivered)

Month 6 (repeatable engine)

Stable pipeline above ₹75 lakh with clear quarterly close plan

5–8 closed wins cumulative across events, corporate marketing, and healthtech

Monthly retainer base of ₹2–5 lakh from 3–5 active clients

Documented playbooks : ICPs, messaging, email and LinkedIn sequences, proposal templates, objection handling, and handoff checklist

Handover a clean CRM with dashboards for leads, SQOs, win rate, cycle time, and source ROI

Growth and learning

B2B sales, discovery, and negotiation

Pipeline building and CRM hygiene

Proposal strategy and pricing with delivery teams

Exposure to corporate and healthtech buying cycles

How to apply

We are accepting applications only via our Google Form. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

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