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Experiment with the art and science of demonstrating value at a distance, every weekday.

Kelford Labs is written by Joel Kelly of Kelford Inc.

Joel Kelly, Kelford Inc.

It’s for entrepreneurs who want focused direction for their marketing, so they can better demonstrate their unique value to their very best customers.

How? Daily and weekly newsletters that combine history, philosophy, and technology into short and pithy insights you can apply right away, and for the long-term.

If you’re feeling stuck, frustrated, or plain annoyed with what marketing seems to require (or what everyone says you’re supposed to do), subscribe to Kelford Labs.

It’ll help you define, deliver, and demonstrate your value to the people who want it most.

Every single day.

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Daily Labs

Start every day strategically.
Quick, 1-minute reads to clear the tactical clutter and set your entrepreneurial mind on strategy, every weekday.

Weekly Labs

High-leverage tools to lighten the strategic load.
Practical marketing frameworks for hands-on entrepreneurs, once a week.


Kelford Labs is the publishing side of Kelford Inc. Partners Joel Kelly and Leah Sanford write about and experiment with the art and science of marketing—which is simply demonstrating value at a distance.

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