Alan Rosenblatt
Partner, Lead Digital & Social Media Strategy Practice
turner4D
Education
Tufts University
B.A., Political Science & Philosophy
1984Boston College
M.A., Political Science
1986American University
Ph.D., Political Science
1992Podcasts
44:1979: What It’s Like to Be a Social Media Strategist w/ Dr. Alan Rosenblatt, turner4D, Principal [Main T4C episode]
Dr. Alan Rosenblatt is a political and digital strategist, researcher and professor and probably the most social media-savvy non-millennial you’ve ever met. He is currently a Principal at turner4D and the Director of Digital Research at Lake Research Partners, where he uses his social media expertise to assist Democratic and..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“Facebook is a great place to connect with a large audience of activists and citizens and concerned people, but it also has always been very niche structured.”
Best Career Advice
“It’s really important to have some expertise and to take courses on issues that really matter to you and build up your knowledge base so that when it comes time to do persuasion and outreach on those issues you know what you’re talking about.”
Skills
Politics, Social Media, Blogging, Strategic Communications, Nonprofits, Policy Analysis, Editing, Social Media Marketing, Digital Media, Research, Government, Online Advertising, Online Journalism, Statistics, Grassroots Organizing, Public Speaking, Activism
Professional Interests
Bill Gates, Bruce Katz, Brian Solis, Yahoo, Thomson Reuters, Harvard Business Review, Democracy Dinners Group, Tufts Campaign School at Tisch College, Liberty and Access for All, The Johns Hopkins University, Baruch College, Georgetown University School of Medicine
