Mihalis Kavaratzis is Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Leicester. A Founding Board Member of the International Place Branding Association, his publications include Towards Effective Place Brand Management (with G. J. Ashworth, 2010) and Rethinking Place Branding (with G. Warnaby and G. J. Ashworth, 2015).

Massimo Giovanardi is Lecturer in Marketing at the University of Leicester. His research examines from a sociological perspective the marketing, communication and consumption of places. He has published in major academic journals such as Annals of Tourism Research and Marketing Theory.

Maria Lichrou is a Lecturer in the Department of Management and Marketing, University of Limerick, Ireland. She has published in the Journal of Marketing Management, Journal of Place Management and Development, Journal of Strategic Marketing, Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, Tourism Planning and Development.