Caulkins's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($19,524) going to Wand Tv in Decatur. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Caulkins's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$19,524
34.5%
Radio advertising
$11,151
19.7%
Mailing
$5,450
9.6%
Newspaper advertising
$4,366
7.7%
Signs
$3,935
7%
Reimburse for mailing
$3,192
5.6%
Advertising
$2,363
4.2%
Video/banner/streaming
$2,000
3.5%
Production media expenses
$1,100
2%
Billboard expenses
$800
1.4%
Promotional items
$520
0.9%
Fund raising (food)
$500
0.9%
Banner
$500
0.9%
Contractual expenses
$480
0.9%
Banners
$445
0.8%
T-shirts
$227
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
Wand Tv
2018-03-13
$19,524
Television advertising
Neuhoff Communications
2018-01-26
$7,752
Radio advertising
Kevron Printing/Mailing
2018-03-13
$5,450
Mailing
Adlexx
2018-03-19
$3,935
Signs
Dan Caulkins
2018-01-23
$3,192
Reimburse for mailing
Herald & Review
2018-03-12
$2,224
Newspaper advertising
Neuhoff Communications
2018-01-26
$2,000
Video/banner/streaming
Cromwell Group
2018-02-15
$1,666
Radio advertising
WC Media
2018-03-19
$1,100
Production media expenses
Wxfm
2018-03-13
$1,012
Radio advertising
Decatur Blueprint Inc
2018-01-08
$922
Advertising
Mid America Advertising
2018-02-02
$850
Advertising
Decatur Tribune Newspaper
2018-03-08
$822
Newspaper advertising
Mid America Advertising
2018-03-27
$800
Billboard expenses
Clinton Journal
2018-03-13
$699
Radio advertising
OmniConversion
2018-01-18
$591
Advertising
Pantagraph
2018-02-26
$584
Newspaper advertising
Maverik Marketing
2018-01-04
$520
Promotional items
Mt Zion Publishing
2018-03-19
$516
Newspaper advertising
Burger Theory
2018-01-19
$500
Fund raising (food)
Decatur Civic Center
2018-01-05
$500
Banner
Lamar
2018-01-03
$445
Banners
Chris Calmes
2018-01-16
$255
Contractual expenses
Star Silkscreen Design, Inc
2018-02-26
$227
T-shirts
Chris Calmes
2018-01-16
$225
Contractual expenses
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