Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 28th September 2012

Dilbert//8567, first published fourteen years ago on Friday 28th September 2012

Tags

despair prices social media expert fee pay scale popcorn meeting hope left body business

Official transcript

Dilbert: I assume we pay you based on how much you increase our social media hits. Consultant: No. My fee is whatever I think you're dumb enough to pay for ambiguous outcomes. Dilbert: Either hope just left my body or the popcorn is getting chatty. Social media expert

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT I ASSUME WE PAY YOU BASED ON HOW MUCH YOU INCREASE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA HITS.

NO. MY FEE IS WHATEVER I THINK YOU'RE DUMB ENOUGH TO PAY FOR AMBIGUOUS OUTCOMES.

EITHER HOPE JUST LEFT MY BODY OR THE POPCORN IS GETTING CHATTY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Social Media Expert".

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a social media expert and a client. The client is skeptical about the effectiveness of social media advertising and asks the expert to explain how much it will increase their hits. The expert responds by saying that the fee is based on how much the client increases their hits, implying that the client will pay more if they see a significant increase in hits. The client is confused and asks if the fee is what the expert thinks they're dumb enough to pay for ambiguous outcomes. The expert responds by saying that either hope just left their body or the popcorn is getting chatty, suggesting that the client is being overly optimistic or that there's something strange going on. The client is left frustrated and unsure about what to do next.

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