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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.

The Rise of the Sales-Proof Buyer
Sara Burdsall
March 25, 2022
The Rise of the Sales-Proof Buyer
Published by the team at Vivun, a sponsor of NAASE We’ve talked a lot about the rapid growth in PreSales, and even recently released...
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Does Spelling Still Matter in 2022?
Ken Lambert
March 3, 2022
Does Spelling Still Matter in 2022?
A few days ago I noticed a post on LinkedIn by a professional there, insinuating that spelling is not a big deal, and...
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Why Do Ideas Die or Not Get Realized?
Constanze Koch
February 10, 2022
Why Do Ideas Die or Not Get Realized?
On January 19, 2022, Alex and Anatoly Agulyansky introduced their product Priz Guru in a webinar to a group of engineer experts and...
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Social Confidence in the World of Technology
Eva Helen
January 25, 2022
Social Confidence in the World of Technology
I used to cry because I’m not a sales engineer. I considered going back to school, pretty much every week. Every time, my...
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How to become a great Key Account SE? Part 2
Steffen Mueller
December 21, 2021
How to become a great Key Account SE? Part 2
This is a continuation of the Part 1 Blog article, also on NAASE (1) Research Get yourself into a position to be valuable...
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How to Manage Tasks Priority with Urgency – Importance Matrix (UIM)
Alex Agulyansky
November 28, 2021
How to Manage Tasks Priority with Urgency – Importance Matrix (UIM)
We are excited to announce a recent release of an additional Creative Thinking Tool in PRIZ online innovation platform, Urgency – Importance Matrix (UIM)....
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What is psychological inertia? or… What is wrong with us?
Alex Agulyansky
November 21, 2021
What is psychological inertia? or… What is wrong with us?
Have you ever been in a situation where while discussing different solutions for a problem, you and your group is trying to solve,...
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How to become a great Key Account SE? Part 1
Steffen Mueller
November 12, 2021
How to become a great Key Account SE? Part 1
You are a Solutions Engineer of an aspiring software company. You have a mature product and stabilized your position in the market. Your...
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