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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.

Sales Engineer as the “Gut Check”
Ken Lambert
August 20, 2024
Sales Engineer as the “Gut Check”
Sales engineers bring a lot of value to the deal, and to their companies. One of the most important is that of the...
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The True Worth of a Sales Engineer- as a Business Consultant
Ken Lambert
February 18, 2024
The True Worth of a Sales Engineer- as a Business Consultant
Sales engineers (and similar titles like “Solutions Consultants”) are often viewed as a trusted advisor, and in many ways work much like a...
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B2B / Tech Sales / Sales Engineering:  Taking a Look from the Procurement Side
Ken Lambert
November 2, 2023
B2B / Tech Sales / Sales Engineering:  Taking a Look from the Procurement Side
If you are in B2B within a SE or presales role, it is smart to consider what is happening on the “other side”...
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Boosting Sales in Industrial SMEs: A Strategic Approach with Porter’s Five Forces
Luis Armando Vasquez Ruiz
August 20, 2023
Boosting Sales in Industrial SMEs: A Strategic Approach with Porter’s Five Forces
(Spanish version at the end of the article) Last June, I had the privilege of participating in a fascinating conference held in the...
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Financial Statement Literacy For Sales Engineers
Ken Lambert
July 12, 2023
Financial Statement Literacy For Sales Engineers
Financial literacy is uncommon because the majority of most companies’ employees don’t know how to read Balance Sheets and Income Statements. Why is...
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Chief Shipping Returns Officer?  Is the Current C-Suite at Risk of Downsizing?
Ken Lambert
July 2, 2023
Chief Shipping Returns Officer?  Is the Current C-Suite at Risk of Downsizing?
Over the past 4-5 years the corporate world has seen a vast expansion in the C-suite.  Back “in the day” most companies had...
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B2B – A View from a Purchaser
Ken Lambert
February 20, 2023
B2B – A View from a Purchaser
For roughly 15 years of my career, my role was that of a project manager and purchaser. Each week I would be primarily...
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Founder’s Message:  How Will the Sales Engineer Market Progress in 2023?
Ken Lambert
August 10, 2022
Founder’s Message:  How Will the Sales Engineer Market Progress in 2023?
Summertime in business can be a little bit quieter than normal, and the same has been true recently for NAASE. That said, we...
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