34+ Years
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The market punishes confusion.

It doesn’t wait, and it doesn’t care how hard you worked. If people can’t understand you fast, they move on. Confusion kills trust before you ever get a chance to earn it. The brands that win make clarity look effortless. The ones that don’t disappear, still wondering why no one noticed.

About the author

Dane Shakespear repairs, rebilds and rebrands businesses, products, and services—and positions them as market leaders. He helps business owners and executives outthink, outmaneuver, out-position, and outperform their competitors—making their brand and message tight, clear, and deeply differentiated so they stand out, get noticed, and take the lead.

Essential Books

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80/20 Sales and Marketing
January 28, 2025
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Trust Me I’m Lying – Confessions of a Media Manipulator
February 15, 2025
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Blue Ocean Strategy
February 26, 2025

What They Say

“He rebranded our company, fixed our marketing, and got us noticed and absorbed by an Italian manufacturer. He knows his stuff.”
– Ray Lopez, Blackhawk Armory


“As a direct result of Dane’s insights and intuition we are generating an additional $350,000 per year that we would have never seen.” – Joel Bauer


“I’ve worked Dane on several of my projects over the past 15 years and can confidently say he knows how to compete in tough markets.” – Martin Howey


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