Why Use Animation In Your Video Marketing?

Keri Jaehnig
January 12, 2017
As our society becomes more visual, creating video content and having a video marketing strategy is increasingly important.  This article,…...
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As our society becomes more visual, creating video content and having a video marketing strategy is increasingly important.  This article, by Lara Buck, will help you understand animation as a plausible option that can help your company increase revenue...

Guest post by Lara Buck

Taking the plunge with video marketing? Animation could help increase your revenues!

Why Use Animation for Your Next Online Video?

Videos are effective and powerful marketing tools for an online business. There are three main reasons for this:

  1. Conversion rates increase after seeing an effective video, as compared with other online marketing strategy.
  2. Video content helps improve the Search Engine Optimization of your site as search engines prefer pages that have videos over those that do not. Pages containing videos are also more likely to get backlinks.
  3. Videos are simple to understand and an effective aid to comprehension, thereby improving customer satisfaction. Video marketing helps to educate the customer while keeping a level of intrigue.

[caption id="attachment_5458" align="aligncenter" width="565"]Animation Video Marketing Experts introduced by Lara Buck at Idea Girl Media Animated Video Production Experts[/caption]

There are a variety of video types that can be used.  Animated videos are the "in thing" now in video marketing.  

Nine animated video marketing tips:

  1. Animated videos are attention grabbing and eye catching. Since animation uses bright colors, simple lines and constant movement, the viewer’s attention is glued to the screen. They automatically want to watch and see what happens next.
  2. They are an easy method of imparting information. These can include graphs and charts, and flow along with verbal explanations.
  3. Animated videos do not have any race, nationality or age as human actors do. Since the market is global, such videos appeal to all kinds of people.
  4. These videos can be used for all types of services, products, and topics.  Further, hey make difficult topics less intimidating, and even help in making some topics more interesting and accessible.
  5. Videos using animation are great for developing the brand of your business as logos, brand images, and color schemes can be seamlessly integrated. The settings can blend in with cartoons and you can even build recurring themes.
  6. The best video marketing campaigns strive to be more professional.  Not everyone can whip up an animated video – unlike using humans as actors. Therefore, if the video has animation, it is perceived more reliable and the company brand stronger and more authentic.
  7. This type of video can be used for meetings, presentations, trade shows and social media, as well as for various types of audiences and purposes.
  8. There is no cap on creativity. You need not limit your imagination -- Anything is possible in animation!
  9. Animated videos bring to life any concept.  You can use them to bend the laws of nature, give context to your ideas, and strike the right note with your audience.

In order to make use of video marketing strategies as powerful tools, it is possible quality animation video marketing companies might provide the best animated videos for you...

[caption id="attachment_5459" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Lara Buck explains Animated Video Production - Business Growth Through Video Marketing at Idea Girl Media Animated Video Production – Business growth[/caption]

Five animated video marketing services points to consider: 

  1. A good animated video production company will be able to provide counseling and give you a strategy regarding the video.
  2. Well-seasoned animated video marketing professionals will be able to interpret your vague ideas and suggestions into concrete projects.
  3. Experienced animated video marketing professionals will be able to weave a story based on the goals you have given them as well as the ideas you have.
  4. If being cost effective is your goal, outsourcing to an animated video production company will assure you can make use of the latest technology in building the video most optimal results.
  5. You will also be able to entertain the audience as well as convey information to them in the best possible manner, and thereby increase the demand and the visibility of the product or services being offered.

Reeling It In

Your goals with video marketing are to increase brand awareness, promote product or service understanding, and to increase sales.  There are some good video content creation tools out there that serve animated video production.

However, you may see more benefits in hiring out the video creation:

  • A polished video for your project
  • Increased revenues
  • Heightened attention from your viewers

Should you decide to use an animated video production company, choose one with a good reputation that will help you ad an X factor to your business and website.

Lara Buck, guest blogger on video marketing at Idea Girl Media

About The Author

Lara Buck is a blogger on a diverse set of topics such as Home Improvement, Automotive, Business, Health, Lifestyle, Entertainment, and Pets.  You can connect with her on Facebook and Twitter.

44 Replies

  1. vedant Gravatar

    By vedant on

    Amazing! I am going to try and implement. Thank you so much for sharing.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Hi there, Glad you like this article about video animation and marketing strategy. Please feel free to share with others. 🙂 Thanks for your comment, ~Keri

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  3. Gautam Gravatar

    By Gautam on

    Hi Keri Jaehnig, Thanks for these wonderful tips, I would implement those.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Hello Gautam, Glad you like these tips and that you would use them. Video is especially important as we go forward. Thank you for your kind words! ~Keri

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    By FlowInk Pictures on

    Amazing Blog. Animation makes explaining things so much more easier. The third point about animated videos not having race, gender or nationality was spot on. Thank you for the amazing article.

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      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Hi there, Thank you for your kind words. We aim to be helpful to all people everywhere. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ~Keri

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  5. Kian Asher Gravatar

    By Kian Asher on

    Incredible tips! Much obliged to you Lara, I’ll execute a couple of these and perceive how the reaction changes.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Kian, Glad you liked this post and felt Lara’s tips are helpful to you. Please keep us posted on how they work for you. Thanks for your comment, ~Keri

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  6. Garage Productions Gravatar

    By Garage Productions on

    Such a lovely blog, thanks for sharing this wonderful content. Animation plays an important role in video marketing.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Hi there, Thank you for your kind words. Animation is impactful in video marketing, as you imply. The key is finding the right tools to produce video, or better yet, finding the right professionals to produce something that really wows your customers and followers. Thanks for your comment, ~Keri

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  7. ALEX BAKER Gravatar

    By ALEX BAKER on

    Thank you for sharing these informative tips. Looking forward to more of these articles.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Alex, Glad you liked this article and found it helpful. We update the blog frequently with similar insights, so I hope you will visit again. Thanks for your comment, ~Keri

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  8. Zoe Campos Gravatar

    By Zoe Campos on

    It’s interesting to know that videos that use animation can help in developing the company’s brand and make it easier for viewers to recognize it. We’re thinking of having a small business and instead of reaching out to influencers for advertising, my sister and I decided that it would be better to have our own followers who are really interested in our organic products. We’ll try to consult experts in video production services and see if creating an animated video series would be possible.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Zoe, Animation videos do have their strength and purpose. Glad you are exploring having your own business. If I can help, please let me know. Regarding influencer marketing and partnering with influencers for advertising to build your brand… First, you should build your own audience – absolutely. But partnering with influencers with the right agreement at the right time expands your audience exponentially. Like most other things, everything has its time and place. Also, all in moderation. Hope that helps. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ~Keri

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  9. Sudip Chatterjee Gravatar

    By Sudip Chatterjee on

    Video marketing and graphics design is the best way to promote your product. thanks for sharing

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Sudip, Our society is absolutely more and more visual as time goes on. Video, especially live video, is a wise content investment. Graphics and branding are important as well. Thank you for your kind words, and thanks for sharing your thoughts, ~Keri

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  10. Branding By8 Gravatar

    By Branding By8 on

    This is really a very good information regarding the importance of animation in video marketing. Thank you for sharing such an informative post.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Hi there, Glad you liked this article and found it helpful. Animated video can indeed be a good element of the right social media marketing strategy, and can also be implemented with other traditional media. Thanks for your comment, ~Keri

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  11. Media Gravatar

    By Media on

    Hi Keri! Thanks for this great information. You have shared such a beautiful stuff with us which is about about video marketing.

    Reply to Media

    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Hi there, Thank you for your kind words, and for visiting the blog. Happy to know you liked this article – I’m sure our guest author appreciates your enthusiasm too. 🙂 ~Keri

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  12. Charlotte Fleet Gravatar

    By Charlotte Fleet on

    I like how you mention that animated videos are attention-grabbing and eye-catching since animation usually uses bright colors. My husband has been considering opening his own business but has had some worries about the marketing of the business. I think he should look into someone who does animation for businesses that can help him create a marketing strategy.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Charlotte, Animated videos are attention-grabbing, colorful, and can be eye-catching, as you say. As a social media marketing strategist and known leader in the space, video is part of a marketing strategy. So, video – whether live, studio prepared and edited, or animated – is content creation. A marketing strategy is a plan that puts all of the efforts into a map with the goal of a desired result. My recommendation would be for your husband to find the best video creator AND the best marketing strategist. Two individuals. That way you get a fruitful collaboration that gets you the most optimal outcome. If I can be of help, feel free to reach out via the Contact tab above. Thank you for your comment, ~Keri

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  13. janet Gravatar

    By janet on

    Video marketing is the best way to promote your product. thanks for sharing

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Janet, Video marketing is indeed a very powerful part of any marketing strategy. Thank you for your comment, ~Keri

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  14. krestine Gravatar

    By krestine on

    great post this is in trend the animation video marketing is the new hit i have tryna find this type of blog so i can know more i guess you cleared my quires.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Krestine, Video marketing is more and more important and part of any successful marketing strategy. If your previous comments had no photo avatar it may have appeared to our team as spam, as there is no capitalization or punctuation, and we would not know what tyrna is. Thanks for your comment, ~Keri

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Krestine James, Thank you for your kind words. Video marketing is an essential part of any marketing strategy that can bring fantastic results. Whether animated, scripted or live. Glad you found this article helpful, ~Keri

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      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Carley, Thank you for visiting our blog, and for reading this article. I’m glad you found it helpful. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ~Keri

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  15. Avish Barthe Gravatar

    By Avish Barthe on

    The infomation is very effetvive for me Animated videos are heplful to capture all kind of information easily.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Avish, Glad you found this article helpful. Videos are a great way to convey information in a quick timeframe. Thanks for your comment, ~Keri

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  16. Mansi Gravatar

    By Mansi on

    Great one! I specially liked the video marketing tips which you have put together.

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Mansi, Glad you liked this post – I’m sure our guest author appreciates your kind words. The tips are here for all to access into the future. Video will become more and more relevant going forward, for sure. 🙂 Thanks for your comment, ~Keri

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  17. Tristan Chua Gravatar

    By Tristan Chua on

    This are all very informative tips especially for me, a marketing major student. I’m actually thinking of setting up a business and I think your advice on video marketing will be really helpful so I wrote them down. Will definitely be looking forward to more of your wonderful articles. Keep it up!

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      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Tristan, Glad you found this article helpful. Please feel free to check back, as we publish social media and marketing tips right here. Video marketing will surely be a bigger topic as time goes on. Hopefully you are able to use video to share your personal brand while you are a student. Thank you for your thoughtful comment, ~Keri

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  18. Jennifer Gravatar

    By Jennifer on

    Great tips! Thank you Lara, I’ll implement a few of these and see how response changes.

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      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Jennifer, Thank you for reading and for sharing your thoughts here. Keep us posted! ~Keri

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  19. McKenzie Gravatar

    By McKenzie on

    I agree that if animation is done amazingly it can really leave a mark on the audience. It really is extremely eye-catching. Thank you for sharing this information and advice!

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      McKenzie, Doing anything well is key – Same is true for animation, as you say. 🙂 Thank you for sharing your thoughts! ~Keri

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  20. Ryan Gravatar

    By Ryan on

    Great post! Having videos in your webpage can be really beneficial, as customers are more likely to understand the information that is shown and also having videos are very “in” nowadays! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Keri Jaehnig Gravatar

      By Keri Jaehnig on

      Ryan, Video is absolutely a tool businesses can use to aid customer understanding! There is a very good reason that video is so popular, and the statistics are so amazing related to video marketing. Thank you for your kind words, and for sharing your thoughts, ~Keri

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