Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 14th November 2013

Dilbert//8979, first published thirteen years ago on Thursday 14th November 2013

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alcoholic beverages executive retreat executives lower prices price war prices profit margin strategy

Official transcript

Boss: Our new strategy is to lower our prices to increase sales. Dilbert: So our strategy is to start a price war and drive our profit margin to zero? Boss: It made sense at the executive retreat. Alice: Was alcohol involved?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR NEW STRATEGY IS TO LOWER OUR PRICES TO INCREASE SALES.

SO OUR STRATEGY IS TO START A PRICE WAR AND DRIVE OUR PROFIT MARGIN TO ZERO?

IT MADE SENSE AT THE EXECUTIVE RETREAT.

WAS ALCOHOL INVOLVED?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Price War at the Executive Retreat"

This comic strip depicts a scene at an executive retreat where a company's new strategy is being discussed. The strategy involves lowering prices to increase sales and driving profit margins to zero. However, one executive asks if it was alcohol involved, implying that the decision-making process may have been influenced by intoxication.

Key Elements:

• A company's new strategy to lower prices and drive profit margins to zero
• A question raised about whether alcohol was involved in the decision-making process
• A humorous commentary on the potential impact of alcohol on business decisions
• A lighthearted take on the challenges of making tough business decisions

Overall: The comic strip uses humor to highlight the importance of careful decision-making in business, while also acknowledging the potential risks of making decisions under the influence of alcohol.

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