{"id":36329,"date":"2014-07-15T11:13:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zilliondesigns.com\/blog\/?p=36329"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:23:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:23:39","slug":"how-to-create-ads-that-attract-millennials-and-keep-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zilliondesigns.com\/blog\/how-to-create-ads-that-attract-millennials-and-keep-them\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Ads That Attract Millennials (and Keep Them!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">What <\/span><em style=\"color: #222222;\">is<\/em><span style=\"color: #222222;\"> a Millennial? It&#8217;s a news media conceived generation that doesn&#8217;t exist, according to the US Census Bureau. <\/span>The Census Bureau stated that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewire.com\/politics\/2014\/03\/here-is-when-each-generation-begins-and-ends-according-to-facts\/359589\/\">the only generation clearly defined is &#8220;Baby Boomers&#8221;<\/a>. Businesses have come to define the Millennial shoppers as the group born roughly between the 1980s to early 2000s. Using this definition gives your brand a good advertising age range to focus on.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Millennial generation have grown into thrifty and penny-pinching shoppers because of today&#8217;s economic times. From the crushing college debt that rises every year to the disappointing job market, the available cash on hand is low enough that this generation won&#8217;t spend a dime on your brand unless you give them their money&#8217;s worth. But this generation feels they faced too much struggle to spend frivolously on your business!<\/p>\n<p>The question is &#8211; how do you make them notice your brand?<\/p>\n<p>This infographic explains what brands can do with their ad campaigns to focus on a thrifty Millennial shopper, and what they need to do to keep their attention to generate sales.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zilliondesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Millennials.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pinthis  alignnone wp-image-10089 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Infographic - How to Create Ads that Attract Millennials\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.zilliondesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Millennials.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create Ads That Attract Millennials (and Keep Them!)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"118\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/118;\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font-text1\">Embed in your site:<\/h3>\n<p><textarea style='width:730px;height:120px'><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please include attribution to https:\/\/www.zilliondesigns.com\/blog\/ with this graphic.<\/strong><br \/><a href='https:\/\/www.zilliondesigns.com\/blog\/how-to-create-ads-that-attract-millennials-and-keep-them\/'><img data-src='https:\/\/www.zilliondesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Millennials.jpg' alt='Attract Millennials' width='540px' border='0' src='data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' class='lazyload' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 4000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 4000\/394;' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/textarea><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Millennial? 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