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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.

Increasing the Salesforce Effectiveness: Unlocking the Power of High-Performance Sales
Inna Hüessmanns
December 16, 2024
Increasing the Salesforce Effectiveness: Unlocking the Power of High-Performance Sales
What is a High-Performance Sales Organization? A high-performance sales organization outperforms its competition and meets and exceeds the requirements and needs of its...
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Pick Up the Darn Phone!
Ken Lambert
October 31, 2024
Pick Up the Darn Phone!
As a professional who has been around the block a few times, in both a Sales Engineer and a Project Manager capacity, I...
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Keys to Effective Client Engagement in Sales Engineering
Austin Page
January 14, 2024
Keys to Effective Client Engagement in Sales Engineering
Sales engineers play a crucial role in bridging the gap between technical intricacies and client needs, ensuring a seamless journey from initial interaction to...
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B2B Sales Strategies Best Practices
Liza Chubar
January 8, 2023
B2B Sales Strategies Best Practices
B2B sales, or business-to-business sales, refers to the process of selling products or services to other businesses rather than directly to consumers. This...
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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 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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5 Key Ways to Drive Customer Experience into Product Strategy
Stephanie O’Brien
June 21, 2021
5 Key Ways to Drive Customer Experience into Product Strategy
How hard is it to be your customer? Customer experience is how customers perceive and feel about your product or service. What kind...
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The Five Signals of Buyer Intent in SaaS Sales
Neil McLean
May 11, 2021
The Five Signals of Buyer Intent in SaaS Sales
The modern software buying process is long. Buyers consider many different vendors when exploring software options. In fact, according to Gartner research, SaaS...
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