{"id":9400,"date":"2023-09-25T16:06:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T16:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=9400"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:24:35","slug":"texting-data-study","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/texting-data-study\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Timely Texting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9400\" class=\"elementor elementor-9400\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resources\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfca1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dfca1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd51b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd51b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1502\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CW-Texting-Data-Study_book.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9407\" alt=\"book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CW-Texting-Data-Study_book.png 1502w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CW-Texting-Data-Study_book-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CW-Texting-Data-Study_book-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CW-Texting-Data-Study_book-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CW-Texting-Data-Study_book-1154x1536.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1502px) 100vw, 1502px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317bd9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"317bd9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Download the <span class=\"highlight\">free data study<\/span>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a31b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7a31b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f822a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f822a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Car Wars emphasizes that the first message from a customer is crucial in securing a customer&#8217;s business. 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