Simple WP Pointer Helper Function.

cpm-pointer.js

jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
        cpm_open_pointer(0);
        function cpm_open_pointer(i) {
            pointer = cpmPointer.pointers[i];
            options = $.extend( pointer.options, {
                close: function() {
                    $.post( ajaxurl, {
                        pointer: pointer.pointer_id,
                        action: 'dismiss-wp-pointer'
                    });
                }
            });
            $(pointer.target).pointer( options ).pointer('open');
        }
});

functions.php

<?php 
/**
 * Adding WP Tool tip Helper Function
 */
add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'cpm_pointer_load');
function cpm_pointer_load( $hook_suffix ) {
    // Helper function goes here
    // Don't run on WP < 3.3
    if ( get_bloginfo( 'version' ) < '3.3' )
        return;
     
    // Get the screen ID
    $screen = get_current_screen();
    $screen_id = $screen->id;
     
    // Get pointers for this screen
    $pointers = apply_filters( 'cpm__pointers-' . $screen_id, array() );
     
    // No pointers? Then we stop.
    if ( ! $pointers || ! is_array( $pointers ) )
        return;
    $valid_pointers = array();
     
    // Check pointers and remove dismissed ones.
    foreach ( $pointers as $pointer_id => $pointer ) {
        $pointer['pointer_id'] = $pointer_id;
     
        // Add the pointer to $valid_pointers array
        $valid_pointers['pointers'][] = $pointer;
    }
     
    // No valid pointers? Stop here.
    if ( empty( $valid_pointers ) )
        return;
     // Add pointers style to queue.
    wp_enqueue_style( 'wp-pointer' );
    wp_enqueue_script( 'cpm-pointer', plugins_url( 'js/cpm-pointer.js', __FILE__ ), array( 'wp-pointer' ) );
    wp_localize_script( 'cpm-pointer', 'cpmPointer', $valid_pointers );

}

add_filter( 'cpm_wp_poll_pointers-post', 'cpm_wp_poll_register_pointer' ); //adds to default WP Post
function cpm_wp_poll_register_pointer( $p ) {
    $p['xyz140'] = array(
        'target' => '#sample-permalink',
        'options' => array(
            'content' => sprintf( '<h3> %s </h3> <p> %s </p>',
                __( 'Title' ,'_cpm'),
                __( 'Lorem Ipsum','_cpm')
            ),
            'position' => array( 'edge' => 'left', 'align' => 'middle' )
        )
    );
    return $p;
}