Oxford Street in Ghana

Bilboards in Atimpoku - Eastern Region of Ghana

Some bilboards on the streets of Accra

Another kind of ad

on a full page in the "Daily Graphic" newspaper.

Yes, it's in Ghana

Probably the most creative and bold ad in Ghana.
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Happy 2007

Happy New Year to everyone and let's get back to business.

Last year I was honored with a tag from onewomanrunning. Finnaly the moment to respond to it has come. Apparently I have to post five things that people out there in blogworld couldn't possibly know about me:

1. I’ve tried sushi for the first time few months ago in Ghana - hated it. Still in Ghana, still not liking sushi.

2. I'm obsessed with Ghananian beads and cloth. Thinking of openning a shop when I go back home.

3. No matter how much money I have I'm always broke. Never had too much money though, but that's all relative, huh?

4. I first entered in the advertising world as an account executive (D'Arcy Romania) and then realized it's too fucked up for me and switched to copywriting. Quite a change, eh?

5. I think I would make a great illustrator if I'd focus on it.

Now I will also make some other people suffer:
Diana (You're being tagger again - sorry :-), Dalia (You might not like this, but I will force you to answer it :P), Arunchakkravarthy (how r u?), Alex Rosu (yep, Alex I haven't forgot you :P), Leanne (mentioned your blog in one of my posts and i've been meaning to get in contact for a while:) and Acetrump (long time, long time:).

Some more advertising from Ghana

Press ads. So once in a while I stop being lazy and post some stuff. Just want u guys to get an idea of the advertising here.
PS: Club is my favourite Ghanaian beer. :P By the way - the ad refers to "Farmer's day" which was on 1st of December and which celebrates and rewards the best farmers in the country. I took the ad from the 7th of December edition of Daily Graphic, but that's another story. :-)

In Accra's Business Week - today

FCB South Africa

Just a quick browse into some African advertising. FCB South Africa has a nice web-site and some great work. It's a huuuge difference between the advertising in South Africa and the one in Ghana - different standards, different point in evolution, different society. Will show more samples in the next posts.