Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st March 2004

Dilbert//5454, first published 22 years ago on Sunday 21st March 2004

Tags

market budget horse purchase top thoroughbread broke leg starting gate shot horse sponger sailboat lunch roast beef sandwhich piece of lead

Official transcript

"Our director of marketing will give us an update."

"We spent our entire marketing budget buying a racehorse."

"We named the horse after our flagship product because they're both fast, get it?"

"Unfortunately we didn't have enough budget for a top thoroughbred."

"Our horse broke its leg walking to the starting gate, so we shot it."

"Next year we plan to sponsor a sailboat."

"Anyway, your lunch today is brought to you by the marketing department."

"Enjoy."

"Hey, my roast beef sandwich has a piece of lead in it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING WILL GIVE US AN UPDATE.

WE SPENT OUR ENTIRE MARKETING BUDGET BUYING A RACEHORSE.

WE NAMED THE HORSE AFTER OUR FLAGSHIP PRODUCT BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH FAST.

UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH BUDGET FOR A TOP THOROUGHBRED.

OUR HORSE BROKE ITS LEG WALKING TO THE STARTING GATE, SO WE SHOT IT.

NEXT YEAR WE PLAN TO SPONSOR A SAILBOAT.

GET IT?

ANYWAY... YOUR LUNCH TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT.

ENJOY!

HEY, MY ROAST BEEF SANDWICH HAS A PIECE OF LEAD IN IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Marketing Budget"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a marketing team's creative approach to allocating their budget. The story unfolds as follows:

• The marketing director announces that they will spend their entire budget on a racehorse.
• The team is perplexed by this decision, questioning the logic behind it.
• The director reveals that they plan to name the horse after their flagship product and use it for promotional purposes.
• The team is still unsure about the decision, but the director insists that it will be a successful marketing strategy.
• The comic strip concludes with the team enjoying a roast beef sandwich, which the director claims has a piece of lead in it, implying that the marketing budget has been wasted.

Key Takeaways:

• The comic strip highlights the creative and sometimes unconventional approaches that marketing teams may take to allocate their budgets.
• It also showcases the humor and wit that can be found in the world of business and marketing.
• The strip's lighthearted tone and relatable characters make it an entertaining read for anyone interested in marketing or business.

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