Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 26th October 2016
Dilbert//10056, first published ten years ago on Wednesday 26th October 2016
Sales Is Blaming Marketing
Tags
sales, responsibility, blame, business
Official transcript
Boss: Our salespeople are blaming Marketing for the low demand. Marketing is blaming Engineering for making a product no one wants. So I blamed our customers for misleading us about their needs. Asok: Now I don't feel so bad about our price-gouging.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
OUR SALESPEOPLE ARE BLAMING MARKETING FOR THE LOW DEMAND.
MARKETING IS BLAMING ENGINEERING FOR MAKING A PRODUCT NO ONE WANTS.
SO I BLAMED OUR CUSTOMERS FOR MISLEADING US ABOUT THEIR NEEDS.
NOW I DON'T FEEL SO BAD ABOUT OUR PRICE - GOUGING.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Marketing vs. Engineering"
Summary:
The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled cartoon character, and his colleagues discussing a marketing issue. The conversation unfolds as follows:
- A salesperson expresses frustration with marketing's low-demand tactics.
- A marketing representative defends their approach, citing the need to create a product that meets customer needs.
- Dilbert intervenes, pointing out that the company's price gouging is the root cause of the problem.
- The marketing representative acknowledges their mistake and takes responsibility for the price increase.
Key Takeaways:
- The comic strip highlights the tension between marketing and engineering departments in a company.
- It emphasizes the importance of understanding customer needs and avoiding price gouging.
- The strip uses humor to illustrate the challenges of effective communication and collaboration between different teams within an organization.
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