To pique the interest of generation Y consumers marketers will have to create ads that this cohort has not been exposed to be before (Tsui and Hughes, 2001). Generation Y consumers tend to respond well to humorous messages, satire and honesty (Syrett and Lammiman, 2004). Generation Y consumers value fun, excitement and enjoyment both in advertising and consumption experiences more so than previous cohorts (Arsenault and Patrick, 2008). Moore and Carpenter (2008) found that they enjoy shopping and the whole purchase experience more so than previous generations. However, deliberate attempts at persuasion should be avoided as generation Y consumers do not like persuasion techniques in marketing and tend to act in contradiction to persuasive messages (Henrie and Taylor,2009):