According to another recent survey by JDPower, image was the No. 1 reason for buying a Prius.

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The survey produces a disturbing image of an industry that is seriously out of touch with its clients.

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Scientists have a serious image problem among the young, claims a survey published by psychologists.

BBC: Scientists seen as 'geeks' by pupils

The image was discovered by the Wide-Field Infared Survey Explorer (WISE), which scans the night sky for lights in the infrared range to discover more about different aspects of astronomical objects.

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Other winners and losers in the survey include Geri Halliwell who clinched the Best Image Change category with a whopping 85% and her runner up, Martine McCutcheon.

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Trust in the EU has inevitably dipped as a result of the crisis, but 69% still say they have a positive or neutral image of the EU according to December's Eurobarometer survey.

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That's exactly what the ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile did recently with its brand new VLT Survey Telescope -- just a portion of the resulting inaugural image is shown above.

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In a piece for MarketingProfs earlier this year C-Level Exec, Improve Your Brand Image by Using Social Media I wrote about the results of a CEO survey conducted by BRANDfog which revealed the ever-growing importance and need for c-level suite folks to use social media as a means to engage its customers and prospects alike and to earn their trust in the process.

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The survey of 4, 000 current customers measured satisfaction with call quality, company image, account management, initial activation, service plan options, and customer service, with Virgin scoring 751 on a 1, 000-point scale.

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