I've been using a tool called "Ace of Sales" since March and have had some great success with it. You can do e-zines, branded emails, broadcast email, greeting cards, post cards, etc... Just throwing it out there as an option.
A dealer seeks low-cost options to create and distribute newsletters to sold and unsold customers through their CRM. The thread discusses multiple approaches including Blogger, WordPress, RSS feeds, and dedicated email services like MailChimp and Constant Contact, with consensus that WordPress on a custom domain is preferable for flexibility and ease of updating. **Key insight:** While low-cost solutions exist, participants emphasize that success depends more on quality content and professional presentation than the platform chosen, and that using a dedicated email service (rather than embedding content in emails) is essential for deliverability and CAN-SPAM compliance.