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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.

What’s the Ideal Win Rate, and Does it Even Matter?
Bernie Doyle
March 9, 2021
What’s the Ideal Win Rate, and Does it Even Matter?
A sales leader recently asked me this: What is the ideal Win Close Rate for a B2B company? I couldn’t answer—for a couple...
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Game plans are not a game
Dean de Jongh
February 18, 2021
Game plans are not a game
Why bother with strategy? You may have played the sales and key-account game over and over. We’re going through major shifts due to...
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Is B2B Purchasing Overly Cumbersome and Inefficient?
Ken Lambert
January 30, 2021
Is B2B Purchasing Overly Cumbersome and Inefficient?
This topic, and lament, is nothing new- but it does appear that over the past several years things have gotten even more convoluted. ...
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“High-Pressure” Sales Tactics – For Better or Worse
Ken Lambert
January 19, 2021
“High-Pressure” Sales Tactics – For Better or Worse
Throughout my career I have attended several generic sales trainings- which often could be deemed “high-pressure” sales tactics. Most were a long time...
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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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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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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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7 Habits for Highly Effective Proof of Concepts
Tony Matos
February 11, 2020
7 Habits for Highly Effective Proof of Concepts
When people are involved, there are many human interactions, including; business and personal aspirations, opinions, procedures, processes and politics. They can all collide...
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