Harold's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,653,300) going to Strategic Media Services in Arlington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Harold's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$1,653,300
85%
Digital advertising
$110,468
5.7%
Digital marketing
$62,887
3.2%
Payroll
$24,139
1.2%
Fundraising consulting
$21,308
1.1%
Campaign consulting
$14,947
0.8%
Compliance services
$14,157
0.7%
Taxes
$6,903
0.4%
Lodging
$5,286
0.3%
Cc transaction fees
$4,963
0.3%
Catering expense
$3,308
0.2%
Rent
$3,249
0.2%
Mileage expenses
$2,853
0.2%
Payroll taxes
$2,792
0.1%
Advertisement
$2,221
0.1%
Software
$1,950
0.1%
Event expenses
$1,833
< 0.1%
Legal services
$1,800
< 0.1%
Event sponsor
$1,750
< 0.1%
Travel expenses
$613
< 0.1%
Postage
$555
< 0.1%
Donations
$500
< 0.1%
Event facility
$461
< 0.1%
Refunds
$400
< 0.1%
Signs
$376
< 0.1%
Bank fees
$324
< 0.1%
Meeting expense
$165
< 0.1%
Social media
$153
< 0.1%
Shipping
$150
< 0.1%
Invoice
$103
< 0.1%
Payroll invoice
$75
< 0.1%
Printing
$45
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Strategic Media Services
2018-08-13
$908,640
Media expenses
Strategic Media Services
2018-09-10
$248,220
Media expenses
Strategic Media Services
2018-09-14
$248,220
Media expenses
Strategic Media Services
2018-09-24
$248,220
Media expenses
Xpress Professional Services
2018-09-06
$53,509
Digital advertising
Prime Media Partners
2018-08-23
$42,437
Digital marketing
Xpress Professional Services
2018-08-13
$32,055
Digital advertising
Prime Media Partners
2018-09-06
$20,450
Digital marketing
Xpress Professional Services
2018-08-22
$20,000
Digital advertising
Red Leader Strategies, INC
2018-07-09
$7,846
Campaign consulting
Professional Data Services, INC
2018-09-21
$7,005
Compliance services
Xpress Professional Services
2018-07-03
$4,904
Digital advertising
The Newburg Group
2018-07-31
$3,987
Fundraising consulting
The Newburg Group
2018-08-13
$3,779
Fundraising consulting
Red Leader Strategies, INC
2018-09-06
$3,601
Campaign consulting
Professional Data Services, INC
2018-08-22
$3,599
Compliance services
Professional Data Services, INC
2018-07-03
$3,553
Compliance services
Red Leader Strategies, INC
2018-08-13
$3,500
Campaign consulting
The Newburg Group
2018-09-06
$3,500
Fundraising consulting
Aaron Degroot
2018-07-18
$3,038
Payroll
Delullo & Associates
2018-08-13
$3,000
Fundraising consulting
Delullo & Associates
2018-08-22
$3,000
Fundraising consulting
Delullo & Associates
2018-07-09
$3,000
Fundraising consulting
Star Silkscreen Design, INC
2018-08-03
$2,221
Advertisement
Classic Events Catering
2018-07-09
$2,128
Catering expense
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