Managerial Magician Gifts

Caution: Big Ego Area

"Is this to make me feel bad for not getting you that laptop?"

'How fast can you hype?'

"After years of cartoon rejections, Bill stooped to trying a little shameless product placement."

'AT&T? I'm letting you go. I'm down-sizing too!'

Team Leader

"Delegating authority is good. Delegating blame is better."

"Even if forced to slave all day, in my mind I'll always play!"

Businessman with in and out boxes marked: 'Hocus' and 'Pocus'

Smoke and mirrors.

'This wasn't what I meant by viral marketing...but if you can get it to work.'

"You haven't been laid off because you're the designated scapegoat."

Using psychic powers, the final exam had been a breeze. However, Madame Evetta did not realize that the student in front of her from who she had obtained the majority of her answers, was Bugs Higgins.

Inkwell Genie.

'I think I'm decisive. Can I get back to you on that?'

Stealing thoughts.

'In keeping with the team approach, we've traded you for two middle managers to be named later.'

'When you do the article, is there any way that you can squeeze the factory into the picture?'

'I've forgotten the author and title - do you read minds?'

"We can succeed if our target audience is not made up of rational human beings."

The marketing is out there now. People all know the pizzas are prepared on the premises. So why no customers?

Graduation day at Telekinesis School.

"Office of quality assurance"

'You may have three mergers.'

'I brought Simmons here on board to use his powers of levitation on our customer intelligence.'

"And when conventional theories don't work, we've got Charnier here to do us a spot of voodoo marketing."

"I've got a great idea! By adding the words "and associates" to my business name, no one will every suspect I'm really just one person with a phone and a web site working out of my bedroom!"

“What if I tell you the card you are thinking of is … the Jack of Hearts ?”

Company Share Price - "The god news is we've become a very attractive takeover target, sir."

"Prospectus in not spelt P...R...O...A...G...A...N...D...A."

'But what do you sell?'

'Remember,Riley-as soon as you clear your desk you may leave early.'

'This potion will get you promoted but I can't guarantee a bonus.'

'The good news is consumer confidence is up. And the REALLY good news is consumer gullibility is Way up.'

'It's the philosophy of the company that truth in advertising begins at home.'