Business Targeter Mugs

CEO Barney Bingle reassured analysts that his company's earnings target is still in sight.

"I'd say we were pretty much on target."

'I think we'd be more confident about meeting our targets if we could work out what they were!'

Big Hank's shooting gallery.

"All we have to fear is fear itself and unmet quarterly projections."

'At the sales department, we've got to meet our performance targets. We're not here to care about reality.'

Targets.

"You're darned RIGHT it's a serious problem! Sales people, like goldfish, grow to fit their tanks! He's got to be transferred to a bigger territory, PRONTO!"

NHS targets.

'The government is telling us to get rid of 43% of meaningless targets within the next 6 months!'

"We need to do a little better job of hitting our target."

Maps to all the corporate trap doors for sale here!

'I've survived here by always maintaining my honesty, integrity, and plausible deniability.'

"I met all my projections. Thank goodness I set the bar low."

Well done, I hear you hit your target. Yes, a week for two in Hawaii.

'Whoever said 'taking part is better than winning' was certainly a loser...'

I'm glad you felt able to get that off your chest...now could we discuss next year's targets?

Musical arrows.

Young Robin Hood at Scout Camp

'Hey we just hit our sales goal...for 1978.'

Archery.

Musical Archer

"I'm still not quite happy with it...The aspirations are clear but there still seems to be too much flexibility around the targets."

'Another bullseye! What do you think of black poweder guns now, Ben?'

A wrecking ball aims for a bullseye target painted on the side of a building.

I have an idea for a new internet startup. What is it? I can't tell you. Someone may overhear. It's such a good idea, someone's bound to steal it if I tell even a single soul You're supposed to beg to hear it. You're not begging. You had your chance.

'If I hit the apple, we call it archery. If I hit the guy, we call it acupuncture.'

'No,no,no! Don't squeeze the trigger until I put an arrow in and get my hands out of the way!'

'Our Marketing was really focussed, unfortunately it was focussed on 32 year old bachelors from Swindon called Colin.'

"I thought you said there were no fees!"

'You're never going to make it as a cop if you don't put your past as a knife-thrower behind you.'

Explorers come across knife sharpening business in jungle.

'Hank, I think I see why you keep shooting high.'

Precision and Accuracy

'That's the bloke I told you about... perfect ten, every time!'