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NAASE’s Blog is a curated resource for sales engineers, presales professionals, technical sales leaders, and others working at the intersection of technology, customers, and revenue. We publish practical articles, field perspectives, interviews, and member insights on sales methods, demos, POCs, business value, customer engagement, sales AI, communication, leadership, career growth, and the evolving role of the SE.

Article contributions are currently limited to NAASE Pro Members and contributors specifically invited by the NAASE team. This page is not used for company job postings, although we may publish editorial content about career development, interviewing, hiring trends, and the broader SE job market.

Sales engineers work under many titles, including solutions engineer, presales engineer, solutions consultant, technical sales representative, application engineer, specification sales representative, territory representative, and manufacturer’s representative. Across industries, they help customers understand complex products, evaluate fit, build trust, and connect technical capabilities to business outcomes.

From Cost to Value: Lessons from an Industrial Sales Engineer
Phillip Bureman
November 10, 2026
From Cost to Value: Lessons from an Industrial Sales Engineer
I attended engineering school at the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri S&T), graduating in 1981 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. I paid...
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From Cost to Value: Lessons from an Industrial Sales Engineer
The Reliability-Focused Site Walk: Looking Beyond the Obvious
Carl Albert
November 3, 2026
The Reliability-Focused Site Walk: Looking Beyond the Obvious
For an industrial sales engineer, a site walk is an opportunity to understand the operating conditions behind an equipment problem before recommending a...
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The 30-second elevator test: how sales engineers build executive presence
Saša Mitrović
October 28, 2026
The 30-second elevator test: how sales engineers build executive presence
It's a few minutes before 9 AM. You step into the elevator and press the "close door" button. Just as the door begins...
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From AE to SE: What I’m Keeping, What I’m Unlearning
Shira Harash
October 13, 2026
From AE to SE: What I’m Keeping, What I’m Unlearning
I spent fifteen years in sales across EMEA and North America. I went through all the motions. The high highs and the low...
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No Time or Budget for Human Skills?
Aileen McNabb
October 6, 2026
No Time or Budget for Human Skills?
Your SEs need demo skills. Presentation skills. Discovery skills. Product training.  There is never enough time or budget for all of it. So...
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How to Evaluate an AI Discovery Tool
Sathish Murthy
September 29, 2026
How to Evaluate an AI Discovery Tool
Every presales leader is hearing the same pitch right now: "Our AI will transform your discovery." Most of these tools will give you...
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Are We Measuring Sales Engineers for the Work We Actually Want Them to Do?
Susan Greenberg
September 22, 2026
Are We Measuring Sales Engineers for the Work We Actually Want Them to Do?
If you ask a VP of Sales what a great Sales Engineer does, you will usually hear something about trust: the SE who...
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Does the Word “Sales” Keep Good Engineers Out of Sales Engineering?
Ken Lambert
September 15, 2026
Does the Word “Sales” Keep Good Engineers Out of Sales Engineering?
Many technical professionals are shifting careers and becoming sales engineers. In this article, we will use the title “sales engineer,” although the name...
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