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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.

From Reactive Support to Strategic Influence: How Presales Leaders Earn Executive Trust in Complex Deals
Mike Hutchens
February 27, 2026
From Reactive Support to Strategic Influence: How Presales Leaders Earn Executive Trust in Complex Deals
In many organizations, presales is still treated as reactive support. We are invited once the deal is “real.” We are handed a feature checklist....
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No Rip and Replace: Small Shifts Still Drive Success
Fred Copestake
February 19, 2026
No Rip and Replace: Small Shifts Still Drive Success
If you work in sales engineering, you’re used to change: new product releases, integrations, architectures, and acronyms. So when someone talks about “rethinking...
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Clarity Beats Charisma
Dmitri Lee
February 5, 2026
Clarity Beats Charisma
Why the Best Presales Leaders Win After the Meeting Ends Charisma helps you win the room.Clarity is what lets the deal survive after...
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The Secret Weapon in Your Demo Isn’t What You Think
Liza Chubar
January 23, 2026
The Secret Weapon in Your Demo Isn’t What You Think
In the world of sales engineering, we often assume the latest technology or the most elaborate demo environment will wow our audience. But...
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From RFPs to RFIs: What a Shift in Government Buying Signals Means for Sales Engineers
Marc Benton
December 23, 2025
From RFPs to RFIs: What a Shift in Government Buying Signals Means for Sales Engineers
Over the past year, I’ve noticed a subtle but consistent change in how government organizations approach the search for a new learning management...
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Sales Engineer of the Year 2025 is a wrap: what the contest taught us about great Sales Engineers
Sergiy Kyrychenko
October 22, 2025
Sales Engineer of the Year 2025 is a wrap: what the contest taught us about great Sales Engineers
Over the past three months, the NAASE community turned a simple idea, recognizing standout Sales Engineers, into a continent‑wide celebration of the craft....
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How NAASE was almost used in a green card scam
Sergiy Kyrychenko
October 10, 2025
How NAASE was almost used in a green card scam
Information only. This is not legal advice. NAASE occasionally gets immigration‑adjacent outreach. Last month, one member needed a membership confirmation for a business...
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I hope you like the short stories in my new book!
Peter Cohan
September 2, 2025
I hope you like the short stories in my new book!
Introducing… Suspending Disbelief:(5 minutes can save you 5 years or more!) “Ugh – I learned it the hard way. This would have saved...
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