A Brand-Boosting Bid

An ongoing DRTV initiative has helped auction site uBid drive new user registrations at a cost per visitor comparable to online media like paid search.

The one- and two-minute spots began running last November. The goal? To help build a brand that’s largely unknown offline, says Paul Soltoff, CEO of uBid’s agency SendTec.

Thanks to more traditional marketers shifting dollars to the Web,