Stratemyer's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($23,318) going to Victory Sign Company in Liberty. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stratemyer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$23,318
31.2%
Online advertising
$19,059
25.5%
Newspaper advertising
$19,038
25.5%
Marketing
$5,084
6.8%
Supplies
$2,625
3.5%
Advertising -online
$2,250
3%
Radio advertising
$1,346
1.8%
Palm cards
$948
1.3%
Online marketing
$816
1.1%
Ad books
$325
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Vienna Times
2018-03-08
$12,497
Newspaper advertising
Victory Sign Company
2018-02-21
$6,717
Signs
Victory Sign Company
2018-03-05
$6,717
Signs
Victory Sign Company
2018-01-31
$5,624
Signs
Victory Sign Company
2018-03-05
$3,260
Signs
Facebook
2018-03-20
$2,251
Online advertising
Facebook
2018-03-19
$2,250
Online advertising
Facebook
2018-03-21
$2,250
Online advertising
Butler Consulting
2018-03-22
$2,140
Marketing
The Southern Illinoisan
2018-03-09
$1,993
Newspaper advertising
Facebook
2018-02-20
$1,500
Advertising -online
Vienna Times
2018-03-13
$1,381
Newspaper advertising
Southern Illinois Local Media Group
2018-03-09
$1,359
Marketing
Metropolis Planet
2018-03-08
$1,200
Newspaper advertising
Vienna Times
2018-03-09
$1,092
Newspaper advertising
Tractor Supply
2018-02-21
$1,077
Supplies
Butler Consulting
2018-03-12
$1,032
Marketing
Victory Sign Company
2018-03-01
$1,000
Signs
Tractor Supply
2018-03-12
$969
Supplies
Plastic Card Factory Inc
2018-02-07
$948
Palm cards
Tether Tech
2018-03-03
$816
Online marketing
Facebook
2018-01-22
$750
Online advertising
Facebook
2018-01-25
$750
Online advertising
Facebook
2018-01-31
$750
Online advertising
Facebook
2018-02-12
$750
Online advertising
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