Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 14th June 2019

Dilbert//11017, first published seven years ago on Friday 14th June 2019

Evil Marketing

Tags

business, business ethics, chimps, evil, marketing, office, product

Official transcript

dilbert, the boss and dogbert at conference room table.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR COMPETITION RELEASED A PRODUCT THAT MAKES OUR PRODUCT LOOK LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED BY CHIMPS.

THAT'S WHY I HIRED THE WORLD'S MOST EVIL MARKETING EXPERT TO HELP US CLOSE THE PERCEPTION GAP.

SHOULD WE FOCUS ON OUR VALUE PROPOSITION?

IF THAT MEANS ACCUSING THEM OF CRIMES THEY DIDN'T COMMIT, THEN YES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Dark Side of Marketing"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a marketing expert who has hired the world's most evil marketing expert to help close the perception gap. The expert explains that their product was designed by chimps, which is why it looks so unusual. The marketing expert suggests that if they focus on the value proposition, they can ignore the fact that the product is made by chimps.

Key Points:

• The product was designed by chimps, making it look unusual.
• The marketing expert hired the world's most evil marketing expert to help close the perception gap.
• The expert suggests focusing on the value proposition to ignore the fact that the product is made by chimps.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using marketing gimmicks to sell a product, rather than focusing on its actual value.

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