Animations have been part of marketing campaigns for several decades now. Starting with stop motion graphics in the forties, animation has been pivotal in campaigns targeted at capturing audience interests and creating brand recognition. The use of animation in online advertising has spurred over the past decade thanks to faster internet. Explainer videos, YouTube advertising and viral video marketing campaigns have all enabled businesses to create effective brand narratives, often at very low budgets. In fact, according to one survey, more than 87.5% of marketers used visual content in over 50% of the articles they published.

Thanks to modern animation software apps, there is greater ability than ever to produce animation at relatively low budgets.…