About the author ix
Author note xi
Preface xv
Part I: Rules of engagement 1
1 Social media crisis communications: a seismic shift in the risk profile 3
2 Ready, aim ... misfire: why you must be social media data savvy 13
3 The hurt locker: getting inside is easy; escaping an art 27
4 Mission recon: why knowing your audience is critical to success 45
5 Classified: is your enemy an adversary or an opportunity? 55
6 Socially transmitted disasters (STDs): The Clap (#PRFail) is now more contagious than ever 71
7 Target acquired: social engineering and what it means for you and your organisation 89
8 Social media information operations: much more than military propaganda 97
9 Lie to me: why you can't fool your social media audience 113
10 Lessons from an inferno: how to be a #SocialFirefighter® 123
11 The social grapevine: why seeing shouldn't always be believing on social media 139
12 From battlefield to boardroom: the art of social media influence 149
Part II: The plan is to have a plan before you need a plan 159
#PayItForward 203
Index 207