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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.

When confidence feels elusive
Misha Bartlett
January 13, 2021
When confidence feels elusive
When you are stepping into a new leadership role or taking on new challenges, you may start to doubt your capabilities or feel...
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How to create a Super Hero style LinkedIn Profile
David Alto
January 11, 2021
How to create a Super Hero style LinkedIn Profile
When creating your LinkedIn profile, it can be unclear what to include, or what to avoid. I want to ensure that you expand...
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How Many Software Firms can the Economy Support?
Ken Lambert
January 9, 2021
How Many Software Firms can the Economy Support?
In my daily and weekly perusal around the internet in general, and especially on LinkedIn, I am amazed at just how many software...
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Checklist for Creating a Close Rate Boosting Sales Presentation
Chris Davidson
January 7, 2021
Checklist for Creating a Close Rate Boosting Sales Presentation
The presentation serves one, clear objective The presenter has memorised an engaging opening (of approx. 90s) The content is summarised early on The...
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Interview with Ludovic Tendron about Negotiating
Ken Lambert
December 21, 2020
Interview with Ludovic Tendron about Negotiating
NAASE sat down with Ludovic Tendron, author of The Master Key: Unlock Your Influence & Success in Negotiations and founder of his consulting...
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How Self-Limiting Obstructive Beliefs (SLOBs) Sabotage the Sales Cycle
Jay Spielvogel
December 17, 2020
How Self-Limiting Obstructive Beliefs (SLOBs) Sabotage the Sales Cycle
“The economy is hurting us” “Our solutions are too expensive” “We need better marketing, website, social media and brochures” “Our competition has better...
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How Sales Engineer Compensation Stacks Up to the Rest
Ken Lambert
December 15, 2020
How Sales Engineer Compensation Stacks Up to the Rest
Of course at the North American Association for Sales Engineers we are biased- but we think that being a sales engineer is one...
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Death by Webinar: The BizDev Conundrum of 2020
Ken Lambert
December 13, 2020
Death by Webinar: The BizDev Conundrum of 2020
“Truth be told, we don’t love the term webinar, primarily because it conjures images of boring, “death by PowerPoint” online presentations that sound as...
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