Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 31st March 2006

Dilbert//6194, first published twenty years ago on Friday 31st March 2006

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marketing guru tractor sized mp3 players free ipod pricing

Official transcript

The Marketing Guru "Consumers will buy our tractor-sized mp3 players if we offer something free with each one."

"So we'll offer a free iPod with each sale, and free towing to the landfill for our mp3 player."

"The rest is just pricing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE MARKETING GURU CONSUMERS WILL BUY OUR TRACTOR-SIZED MP3 PLAYERS IF WE OFFER SOMETHING FREE WITH EACH ONE.

SO WELL OFFER A FREE iPOD WITH EACH SALE, AND FREE TOWING TO THE LANDFILL FOR OUR MP3 PLAYER THE REST IS JUST PRICING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Marketing Guru"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a marketing guru who is trying to sell tractor-sized MP3 players to consumers. To make the offer more appealing, he proposes a unique deal:

• Consumers will receive a free iPod with each sale.
• The iPods will be taken to the landfill after the sale, making them truly "free."

However, the marketing guru's colleague points out that the iPods are not actually free, as they are still being sold at a price. The colleague sarcastically remarks that the rest is just pricing.

Key Takeaway:

The comic strip humorously highlights the marketing guru's creative but ultimately misleading approach to selling the MP3 players. It pokes fun at the idea of offering something for free when it's actually just a clever marketing tactic.

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