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title: HUG 2017 - Inbound Marketing Thought Leader Round-up 12/23
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## [HUG 2017 - Inbound Marketing Thought Leader Round-up 12/23](https://www.certifiedmastery.com/blog/hug-2017-inbound-marketing-thought-leader-round-up-12-16-1)

Posted on 12.22.2016 by Rhea Chamberlain

Welcome to this week's round up featuring fresh curated content from the inbound thought leaders speaking at HUG 17, their organizations, and our inbound sponsors. This week's curated list features the top recent content from the thought leaders involved with HUG 17. Topics include: Overlooked Speed Factors That Impact Google Rankings,  How to Write Blogs that Rank on Page One, and The Beginner's Guide to Structuring Your Channel Sales and Success Teams.  

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[Neil Patel](https://www.sdinboundmarketing.com/blog/what-everybody-ought-to-know-about-neil-patel)

- [We Analyzed 143,827 URLs and Discovered the Overlooked Speed Factors That Impact Google Rankings   
  ](http://neilpatel.com/2016/12/22/does-speed-impact-rankings/)
- [A Step-by-Step Guide to Dominating Any Keyword You Choose](https://www.quicksprout.com/2016/12/19/a-step-by-step-guide-to-dominating-any-keyword-you-choose/)

[HubSpot](https://www.hubspot.com/)

- [Why Digital Marketing? The Essential Guide to Marketing Your Brand Online [Free Ebook]](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/why-digital-marketing-ebook)
- [Blogging for SEO: How to Write Blogs that Rank on Page One](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/blogging-for-seo)
- [How to Submit Your Website to Google (And Why It Matters)   
  ](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/submit-website-google)

[Allbound - ](https://www.sdinboundmarketing.com/blog/evangelizing-an-inbound-culture-with-jen-spencer)[Jen Spencer](https://www.sdinboundmarketing.com/blog/evangelizing-an-inbound-culture-with-jen-spencer)

- [The Beginner's Guide to Structuring Your Channel Sales and Success Teams](https://www.allbound.com/blog/beginners-guide-to-structuring-your-channel-sales-and-succes-team)
- [[Podcast] How to Find and Build an All-Star Partner Team](https://www.allbound.com/blog/the-allbound-podcast-how-to-find-and-build-an-all-star-partner-team)

[SmartBug Media ](https://www.smartbugmedia.com/)

- [Twitter Goes Live](https://www.smartbugmedia.com/blog/twitter-goes-live)

[The Authentic Storyteller - ](https://www.sdinboundmarketing.com/blog/learn-from-the-expert-on-authentic-storytelling-at-hug17)[Christoph Trappe](https://www.sdinboundmarketing.com/blog/learn-from-the-expert-on-authentic-storytelling-at-hug17)

- [How to make your 404 page in WordPress more fun!](https://authenticstorytelling.net/updating-404-page-in-wordpress/)

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Campaign Creators / Business on Market St.

- [How to Integrate Facebook Lead Ads with Your MAS](https://www.campaigncreators.com/blog/how-to-integrate-facebook-lead-ads-with-your-marketing-automation-platform)

PandaDoc

- [Biggest Change in Account Based Sales Development ](http://blog.pandadoc.com/the-biggest-change-in-account-based-sales-development)

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