Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 24th December 2012

Dilbert//8654, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 24th December 2012

Tags

business ethics ad company deceptive and abusive mobile app crying

Official transcript

Boss: I hired the Dogbert Ad Company to build some deceptive and abusive ads for our mobile app. Dogbert: I prefer to call our ads "effective."

It means the same thing. Our most effective ad looks like a text message from your doctor saying he can't stop crying.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED THE DOGBERT AD COMPANY TO BUILD SOME DECEPTIVE AND ABUSIVE ADS FOR OUR MOBILE APP.

I PREFER TO CALL OUR ADS "EFFECTIVE." IT MEANS THE SAME THING.

OUR MOST EFFECTIVE AD LOOKS LIKE A TEXT MESSAGE FROM YOUR DOCTOR SAYING HE CANT STOP CRYING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Effective Ads"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between a man and his doctor.
• The man has hired an ad company to create deceptive and abusive ads for their mobile app.
• The doctor responds by saying that the most effective ad looks like a text message from him, saying "Can't stop crying."
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using deceptive and abusive tactics in advertising.

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