Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd October 2002

Dilbert//4919, first published 24 years ago on Thursday 3rd October 2002

Tags

win- win scenarios customer focused solutions actual prodcut sell partner shovel

Official transcript

Dilbert is meeting with a salesman. The salesman says, "We provide win-win scenarios and customer-focused solutions."

Dilbert responds, "Uh.. Okay.. But what is the actual product or service you sell?"

The salesman says, "We don't sell; we partner."

Dilbert responds, "I don't buy; I shovel."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE PROVIDE WIN-WIN SCENARIOS AND CUSTOMER-FOCUSED SOLUTIONS.

UH... OKAY..

BUT WHAT IS THE ACTUAL PRODUCT OR SERVICE YOU SELL?

WE DON'T SELL; WE PARTNER.

I DON'T BUY; I SHOVEL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Win-Win Scenarios and Customer-Focused Solutions"

Summary:

This comic strip features a conversation between two individuals in a business setting. The first person is a sales representative, while the second is a potential customer. The sales representative begins by highlighting the company's focus on providing "win-win scenarios and customer-focused solutions." However, the customer responds with skepticism, asking if the actual product or service being sold is what they are looking for. The sales representative then reveals that the company does not sell anything, but instead partners with other companies to offer their products or services. The customer is perplexed, stating that they don't buy or sell, but rather shovel. The sales representative appears to be unaware of this distinction and continues to discuss the benefits of the company's approach.

The comic strip humorously highlights the disconnect between the sales representative's pitch and the customer's expectations, as well as the absurdity of the sales representative's response to the customer's question.

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