Logo and Peanuts

The Tembua® logo is a stylized elephant -– ear, tusk and trunk.

At Tembua®: The Precision Language SolutionSM the elephant is our metaphor for good customer service:

The sharp tusks remind us that a satisfied customer is the point of doing business.

The big floppy ears illustrate the need to really listen to a client.

That searching trunk helps us remember to keep hunting, tracking down the fine points needed to complete an excellent translation.

The wrinkled skin reminds us that we, too, must have room inside our corporate skin to stretch to meet our clients’ special needs.

The swinging tail is our cue to remember that details of customer service count.

And don’t forget the elephant’s phenomenal memory. We note our clients' preferences and remember them!

To experience doing business the pachyderm way,
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Sounds of Silence
by Jayne Owen Parker

People can, of course, hear many of the sounds that elephants make. We hear them trumpet, snort, roar, growl and even rumble. Sometimes, though, the pitch of these rumbles falls below the range of human hearing. These low-frequency sounds vibrate at around 18-22 cycles per second, a good tempo for long-distance calls.

(Tembua® listens carefully to you--even over great distances.)

Low-frequency sounds glide relatively undisturbed through wilderness. These wavelengths are only slightly muffled by forests or grasses. Because hills and trees do little to scatter the infrasonic sounds, they remain audible for two or more miles and can keep the lines of communication humming among elephants and their neighbors. The resulting web of silent chatter allows elephants to wander widely and unpredictably while still keeping in touch. The transmissions also enable elephants to live in a society that requires reliable long-distance information to function properly.

(Today's business world requires clear communication between people groups. We can help.)

Elephants need dependable news from afar because adult males and females normally live apart. Females remain in the company of their female relatives, while adult males live more independently. Sometimes, males travel with female groups for a few days at a time. Mostly, though, the bulls wander alone or in the company of other males. Because males and females spend so much time apart, they must rely on long-distance information to tell them when to come together to mate.

(Clear communication is necessary to put buyer and seller, producer and distributor, manager and limited-English staff together. Tembua® can provide clear communication in just about any language.)

The elephant's need for extended calling is made even more urgent by its general lack of concern for territory ownership. Neither bulls nor cows claim territories.

(Tembua® can help extend your global reach.)

From "Field Trip Earth – Elephants of Cameroon"