Vizibility Inc. and LexisNexis announced the results of a survey conducted to shed light on the use of social media in legal services marketing. The research suggests a high degree of reliance on broadly defined social media marketing programs, with 81% of survey participants reporting they already use social media marketing tools and another 10.1% saying they plan to deploy social media marketing elements within six months. To illustrate the findings, the results have been released as an infographic (see below). Some important points are: * L arge firms better get smart about social media if they expect social media marketing to produce new work. * A search on LinkedIn, however, reveals only 393,338 U.S. profiles with the keywords “attorney,” “counsel” or “lawyer” in the current job title. * T he new research also reveals basic search engine optimization best practices for social media are not being followed. * M arketers need to ensure that professional profiles conta