User:Locateme/Locatemeghana

LOCATEMEGHANA ENTERS THE MARKET After months of in-depth background research and series of tests, the much-awaited entry of LocateMeGhana.com has become a reality. LocateMeGhana.com is a highly exciting interactive map on the Internet designed to give firms in Ghana a wonderful opportunity to have their exact locations displayed in the most graphical form possible on the Internet. This unique service uses a web-based interactive map allowing anybody interested in finding the exact location of the company to do so without any trouble. Speaking to this reporter, Mr. Daniel Olalekan Amusa, the Chief Executive of LocateMeGhana.com said the service is presently available to firms in the following business areas; Spintex Road, Osu and Ring Road Central. He further said that other locations such as Accra Central, Adabraka, East Legon and Airport Residential were being mapped out and will be on the LocateMeGhana.com platform by close of year. He said the long-term dream of the service is to enter into every major city in the sub-region and the entire continent.

In describing how the service will operate, Mr. Amusa stated that customers who visit LocateMeGhana.com will be able to find the exact location of the firm by simply dragging the map and using their mouse to click on blocks located on the map which will display a box showing the firm’s name, address, phone number, fax number, Internet address, and any other information about the firm. An addition to this feature is that the box will also display a photograph of the company. This basically takes over the job of the bystander who is constantly asked for locations of places by passers-by. The service gives the best visual driving directions available by enabling the customer view the trip from start to finish.

He also explained that customers will be able to use an inbuilt search engine to find any registered firm in the database. They will then click on SEARCH and go to the designated category of the firm say, FINANCE for a bank. The search engine will then direct the potential or current customer to the exact location of the firm.

Companies that would greatly benefit from this service are the banks and insurance companies with their wide network of branches. These companies would be able to effectively direct customers to the exact location of their various branches all over the country.

The CEO was of the view that another sector that would greatly benefit from the service is the tourism industry. Tourism, being Ghana’s fourth largest foreign exchange earner, is a vital industry. Tourists would only go on to the Net and be able to find the exact location of these businesses. The ease of finding exact locations in the country would also enhance the appeal of the country’s business environment to foreign investors, thereby increasing foreign direct investments into the country. Mr. Amusa therefore urged hotels, tourist sites and other travel-related business to come on board.

Mr. Amusa further said that Locatemeghana.com provided a platform for businessmen and women in Ghana to advertise their business locations and products online. He was of the view that the affordable nature of the offering and its wide reach was going to attract many businesses to come on board. He therefore urged all and sundry to visit the services website www.locatemeghana.com to have a feel of the service. Visitors to the site must however have a Flash Player installed on their computers to enjoy the experience.