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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 Zoom Scan – What It Is, Why It Is Important, and How to Do It
Peter Cohan
October 21, 2020
The Zoom Scan – What It Is, Why It Is Important, and How to Do It
Many presales and salespeople report that they find it difficult to consume and act on the various inputs when presenting demos and presentations...
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What Ad Campaigns Can Tell Your Pre-Sales Team about How to Accelerate Growth
Sarah Parker
October 21, 2020
What Ad Campaigns Can Tell Your Pre-Sales Team about How to Accelerate Growth
All Pre-Sales engineers will have been asked the question “What do you do?” Their responses are usually met with silence…or confusion. But Pre-Sales...
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How Project Management Insight Can Help a Sales Engineer
Alan Geiss
October 5, 2020
How Project Management Insight Can Help a Sales Engineer
When I worked at IBM, my manager would tell me “Never confuse Selling with Installing”.  I recognized then that these were two separate...
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Review: The 6 Habits of Highly Effective Sales Engineers
Ken Lambert
September 21, 2020
Review: The 6 Habits of Highly Effective Sales Engineers
Recently I was asked to read and review a 2019 book written by presales consultant Chris White, regarding the best habits of effective...
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What (exactly) do Sales Engineers Sell?
Ken Lambert
September 16, 2020
What (exactly) do Sales Engineers Sell?
It all depends on who they work for. The answer to this question was and is instrumental to the establishment of our North...
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How to Use Content Collaboration to Drive B2B Growth
Sarah Parker
September 14, 2020
How to Use Content Collaboration to Drive B2B Growth
When I was given the chance to move from Pre-Sales to Marketing, I knew that pulling the teams closer together would be the...
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Two Solutions To Help You Lead Your Remote Teams More Effectively
Skot Waldron
September 8, 2020
Two Solutions To Help You Lead Your Remote Teams More Effectively
COVID has changed the way we work now and in the future. While working remotely has advantages, it also has challenges. Here are...
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The Acknowledged Value of Professional Designations
Ken Lambert
September 2, 2020
The Acknowledged Value of Professional Designations
Business leaders overwhelmingly (95%) view applicants with a professional designation as more desirable than those without, according to a study released recently by...
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