Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 5th December 2009

Dilbert//7539, first published seventeen years ago on Saturday 5th December 2009

Tags

demon marketing confusion anger price customer business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Our new director of marketing is an angry demon of some sort."

The Boss says, "He's in charge of making our prices impossible for customers to understand."

Woman says, "What the #%!* kind of price is "it depends"? Asok says, "He makes me say these things."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING IS AN ANGRY DEMON OF SOME SORT.

HE'S IN CHARGE OF MAKING OUR PRICES IMPOSSIBLE FOR CUSTOMERS TO UNDERSTAND.

WHAT THE #%!** KIND OF PRICE IS "IT DEPENDS"?

HE MAKES ME SAY THESE THINGS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Price is Right...or is it?"

Summary:

The comic strip features a new marketing director who is determined to make prices impossible for customers to understand. The director's approach is met with skepticism and confusion by his team, who question the logic behind his strategy.

Key Panels:

• Panel 1: The director announces his plan to make prices impossible for customers to understand.
• Panel 2: The team expresses their concerns and skepticism about the director's approach.
• Panel 3: A customer asks about the price of an item, and the director responds with a complex and confusing explanation.
• Panel 4: The customer is left bewildered and frustrated by the director's response.

Themes:

• The importance of clear communication in marketing
• The potential consequences of confusing customers with complex pricing strategies
• The challenges of working with a new and unconventional marketing director

Humor:

• The absurdity of the director's approach and the reactions of the team and customer
• The use of wordplay and clever language to convey the absurdity of the situation

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