Is This the Face of Corporate Ghana?

I took this of Mallam, which is a suburb of Accra, not too far from Weija, and very close to the Accra-Cape Coast road.

But it does not look very different from what I encounter in town.

So is corporate Ghana now a country replete with ads from ECOBANK, MTN, Tigo, and other telecommunication companies (telcos)?

MTN-branded Trees En Route to Ghana Ports & Harbours area

The ubiquity of MTN is well-known in the country. You only need to look at the MTN-branded bus-stops in the capital and country (as exemplified by this one here: http://accradailyphoto.blogspot.com/2008/01/mtn-can-ghana-2008-almost-here.html.)

But it is really only in Ghana that we take it one step further--to the trees! MTN-branded trees? Whether it's a whim by MTN-crazy fans or a publicity stunt, this is corporate Ghana gone mad, surely!!

When Commercial Enterprises in Ghana Assume Corporate Images...

To the untrained eye, this looks like the picture of any corporate office in the country, what with the leather sofa; the table; the artificial plant; the omnipresent cool air-conditioning.

But you might be wrong; it's only the waiting area of no less than a Chinese restaurant located off the Spintex Road. Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be bringing you more of these pictures.

I sense that many erstwhile commercial enterprises (including retailers) are slowly and surely adopting corporate-like images of themselves. I am not quite sure what it means for the country, because I have come to appreciate in this country that corporate image is rarely ever synonymous with quality of service!