McSweeney's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 57% of this total ($10,000) going to The Greyjoy Group, LLC in Columbus. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McSweeney's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$17,535
53.1%
Advertising - facebook
$5,195
15.7%
Advertising
$4,850
14.7%
Accounting fees, federal reporting, and invoicing
$1,322
4%
Digital advertising
$1,165
3.5%
Accounting fees
$1,125
3.4%
Principal payment, orange marketing group
$959
2.9%
Principal payment, advictory llc
$458
1.4%
Voice recordings
$250
0.8%
Advertising - twitter
$169
0.5%
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
The Greyjoy Group, LLC
2018-03-04
$10,000
Consulting
Facebook
2018-03-29
$4,681
Advertising
Facebook
2018-02-16
$2,000
Advertising - facebook
Facebook
2018-03-13
$1,493
Advertising - facebook
CBC Tax & Accounting
2018-02-16
$1,322
Accounting fees, federal reporting, and invoicing
Red Leader Strategies
2018-02-16
$1,085
Consulting
Jim Thacker
2018-01-21
$1,000
Consulting
Jim Thacker
2018-02-16
$1,000
Consulting
Jim Thacker
2018-03-13
$1,000
Consulting
Orange Marketing Group
2018-01-21
$959
Principal payment, orange marketing group
Catalyst Partners
2018-01-21
$750
Consulting
Catalyst Partners
2018-02-16
$750
Consulting
Catalyst Partners
2018-03-29
$750
Consulting
CBC Tax & Accounting
2018-01-21
$750
Accounting fees
Facebook
2018-03-02
$733
Advertising - facebook
Red Leader Strategies
2018-01-21
$600
Consulting
Red Leader Strategies
2018-03-04
$600
Consulting
Facebook
2018-01-21
$518
Advertising - facebook
AdVictory LLC
2018-02-18
$485
Digital advertising
AdVictory LLC
2018-01-21
$458
Principal payment, advictory llc
Facebook
2018-01-10
$449
Advertising - facebook
AdVictory LLC
2018-01-21
$394
Digital advertising
CBC Tax & Accounting
2018-03-02
$375
Accounting fees
AdVictory LLC
2018-03-13
$285
Digital advertising
Conquest Communications Group
2018-03-29
$250
Voice recordings
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