CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC

$19.60M 2025-2026 cycle

CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC was paid $19.60M across 109 client committees, of which $7.25M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ● Recent

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$19.60M = $12.35M (Schedule B) + $7.25M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$12,349,714 681 rows 63.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$7,251,357 367 rows 37.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Mar 1, 2006 → May 12, 2026
spans 20.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
681
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
109
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.

Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

May 2025 Apr 2026
$453K across 12 months
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Top buyers

Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

COUVILLON, SAM $66K Print & Mail · 1 txn CAMERON, DANIEL $2K Media · 1 txn LUNDGREN, SHANNON $2K Media · 1 txn CD CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
COUVILLON, SAM
GA · House REP
$65,650 1
CAMERON, DANIEL
KY · Senate REP
$1,650 1
LUNDGREN, SHANNON
IA · House REP
$1,564 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 8

REITZ AARON F MR $173K Strategy & Research · 1 txn COUVILLON, SAM $66K Print & Mail · 1 txn NRSC $44K Strategy & Research · 4 txns MOODY, ASHLEY $23K Digital · 4 txns CAMERON, DANIEL $12K Media · 4 txns ALVARADO, RALPH A $5K Media · 1 txn CARL, JERRY LEE, JR $2K Print & Mail · 1 txn LUNDGREN, SHANNON $2K Media · 1 txn CD CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REITZ AARON F MR
00083762
$172,856 1
COUVILLON, SAM
GA · House REP
$65,650 1
NRSC
C00027466
$43,500 4
MOODY, ASHLEY
FL · Senate REP
$23,025 4
CAMERON, DANIEL
KY · Senate REP
$12,104 4
ALVARADO, RALPH A
KY · House REP
$4,500 1
CARL, JERRY LEE, JR
AL · House REP
$2,000 1
LUNDGREN, SHANNON
IA · House REP
$1,564 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

REITZ AARON F MR $173K Strategy & Research · 1 txn COUVILLON, SAM $74K Print & Mail · 4 txns NRSC $53K Strategy & Research · 5 txns CAMERON, DANIEL $52K Digital · 10 txns MOODY, ASHLEY $36K Digital · 8 txns ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON $33K Digital · 3 txns CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE $13K Strategy & Research · 2 txns ALVARADO, RALPH A $9K Media · 2 txns CARL, JERRY LEE, JR $4K Print & Mail · 2 txns LUNDGREN, SHANNON $2K Media · 1 txn CD CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REITZ AARON F MR
00083762
$172,856 1
COUVILLON, SAM
GA · House REP
$74,150 4
NRSC
C00027466
$52,500 5
CAMERON, DANIEL
KY · Senate REP
$52,136 10
MOODY, ASHLEY
FL · Senate REP
$35,775 8
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON
IA · Senate REP
$32,535 3
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
VA · House REP
$12,500 2
ALVARADO, RALPH A
KY · House REP
$9,250 2
CARL, JERRY LEE, JR
AL · House REP
$4,000 2
LUNDGREN, SHANNON
IA · House REP
$1,564 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

REITZ AARON F MR $173K Strategy & Research · 1 txn COUVILLON, SAM $74K Print & Mail · 4 txns CAMERON, DANIEL $54K Digital · 12 txns NRSC $53K Strategy & Research · 5 txns MOODY, ASHLEY $36K Digital · 8 txns ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON $33K Digital · 3 txns CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE $13K Strategy & Research · 2 txns ALVARADO, RALPH A $9K Media · 2 txns LOUDERMILK, BARRY $4K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CARL, JERRY LEE, JR $4K Print & Mail · 2 txns CD CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REITZ AARON F MR
00083762
$172,856 1
COUVILLON, SAM
GA · House REP
$74,150 4
CAMERON, DANIEL
KY · Senate REP
$53,786 12
NRSC
C00027466
$52,500 5
MOODY, ASHLEY
FL · Senate REP
$35,775 8
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON
IA · Senate REP
$32,535 3
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
VA · House REP
$12,500 2
ALVARADO, RALPH A
KY · House REP
$9,250 2
LOUDERMILK, BARRY
GA · House REP
$4,404 2
CARL, JERRY LEE, JR
AL · House REP
$4,000 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

REITZ AARON F MR $173K Strategy & Research · 1 txn WIED, TONY $149K Strategy & Research · 11 txns JOHNSON, ARTHUR WAYNE $96K Strategy & Research · 2 txns COUVILLON, SAM $74K Print & Mail · 4 txns CAMERON, DANIEL $54K Digital · 12 txns NRSC $53K Strategy & Research · 5 txns ALLEN, RICHARD W $36K Strategy & Research · 8 txns MOODY, ASHLEY $36K Digital · 8 txns ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON $33K Digital · 3 txns CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE $13K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CD CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REITZ AARON F MR
00083762
$172,856 1
WIED, TONY
WI · House REP
$148,615 11
JOHNSON, ARTHUR WAYNE
GA · House REP
$96,093 2
COUVILLON, SAM
GA · House REP
$74,150 4
CAMERON, DANIEL
KY · Senate REP
$53,786 12
NRSC
C00027466
$52,500 5
ALLEN, RICHARD W
GA · House REP
$36,425 8
MOODY, ASHLEY
FL · Senate REP
$35,775 8
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON
IA · Senate REP
$32,535 3
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
VA · House REP
$12,500 2

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $1,600 0.01%
Republican $13,771,303 70.26%
Non-partisan $5,828,168 29.73%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $188KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $480KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $59KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $77KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $100KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $508KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $123KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $277KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $5KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $13KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $24KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $9KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $191KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $338KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $221KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $4.85MQ4 2020 (2022 cycle): $134KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $392KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $6KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $147KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $105KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $141KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.08MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $399KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $461KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $4KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $5KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $4KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $9KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.2MQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $54KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $185KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $111KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $7KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $150Q3 2025 (2026 cycle): $49KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $87KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $251KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $66K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $4.85M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $188K 14 C00633362 77% Strategy & Research 100% $188K
2017 Q2 2018 $480K 24 GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY IN… 77% Strategy & Research 100% $667K
2017 Q3 2018 $59K 16 C00608703 49% Strategy & Research 100% $726K
2017 Q4 2018 $77K 21 C00554261 28% Strategy & Research 100% $803K
2018 Q1 2018 $100K 15 PITTENGER, ROBERT M THE HON… 72% Strategy & Research 100% $903K
2018 Q2 2018 $508K 41 C00554261 47% Strategy & Research 100% $1.41M
2018 Q3 2018 $123K 29 CLF 35% Strategy & Research 100% $1.53M
2018 Q4 2018 $277K 28 ALLEN, RICHARD W 43% Strategy & Research 100% $1.81M
2019 Q1 2020 $5K 3 C00462556 49% Strategy & Research 100% $5K -98%
2019 Q2 2020 $13K 4 C00699207 42% Strategy & Research 100% $18K -97%
2019 Q3 2020 $24K 9 C00633362 33% Strategy & Research 100% $42K -60%
2019 Q4 2020 $9K 5 C00711341 36% Strategy & Research 100% $50K -89%
2020 Q1 2020 $191K 30 C00554014 63% Strategy & Research 100% $241K +92%
2020 Q2 2020 $338K 32 C00739144 35% Strategy & Research 100% $579K -33%
2020 Q3 2020 $221K 29 C00657155 41% Strategy & Research 100% $801K +79%
2020 Q4 2020 $4.85M 51 GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY IN… 80% Strategy & Research 100% $5.65M +1651%
2020 Q4 2022 $134K 1 C00729608 100% Strategy & Research 100% $134K
2021 Q1 2022 $392K 6 GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY IN… 81% Strategy & Research 100% $526K +8278%
2021 Q2 2022 $6K 4 LOUDERMILK, BARRY 47% Strategy & Research 100% $532K -57%
2021 Q3 2022 $147K 20 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 81% Strategy & Research 100% $679K +517%
2021 Q4 2022 $105K 15 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 48% Strategy & Research 100% $784K +1122%
2022 Q1 2022 $141K 23 JOHNSON, ARTHUR WAYNE 34% Strategy & Research 100% $925K -26%
2022 Q2 2022 $1.08M 82 C00802496 16% Strategy & Research 100% $2M +219%
2022 Q3 2022 $399K 35 TENNEY, CLAUDIA 33% Strategy & Research 100% $2.4M +80%
2022 Q4 2022 $461K 31 C00767046 46% Strategy & Research 100% $2.86M -90%
2023 Q1 2024 $4K 4 C00792168 48% Strategy & Research 100% $4K -99%
2023 Q2 2024 $5K 3 SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTIN… 49% Strategy & Research 100% $9K -6%
2023 Q3 2024 $4K 2 STEUBE, GREG 52% Strategy & Research 100% $13K -98%
2023 Q4 2024 $9K 2 C00848291 100% Strategy & Research 100% $22K -91%
2024 Q1 2024 $1.2M 6 TRUMP, DONALD J. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.22M +750%
2024 Q2 2024 $54K 10 JOHNSON, ARTHUR WAYNE 68% Strategy & Research 100% $1.27M -95%
2024 Q3 2024 $185K 13 WIED, TONY 79% Strategy & Research 100% $1.46M -54%
2024 Q4 2024 $111K 13 JOHNSON, ARTHUR WAYNE 60% Strategy & Research 100% $1.57M -76%
2025 Q1 2026 $7K 4 LOUDERMILK, BARRY 55% Strategy & Research 55% $7K +92%
2025 Q2 2026 $150 1 CAMERON, DANIEL 100% Print & Mail 100% $8K -97%
2025 Q3 2026 $49K 14 CAMERON, DANIEL 37% Digital 43% $57K +1250%
2025 Q4 2026 $87K 14 CAMERON, DANIEL 25% Digital 57% $144K +820%
2026 Q1 2026 $251K 15 REITZ AARON F MR 69% Strategy & Research 83% $394K -79%
2026 Q2 2026 $66K 1 COUVILLON, SAM 100% Print & Mail 100% $460K +22%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $89K across 8 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: COUVILLON, SAM (74% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $66K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 7 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: ALVARADO, RALPH A (36% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $3K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $12.03M across 642 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. (38% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +669% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $216K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $89K across 8 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: COUVILLON, SAM (74% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $70K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $95K across 17 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: MOODY, ASHLEY (31% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $22K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 7 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: ALVARADO, RALPH A (36% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $17K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $12.03M across 642 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. (38% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +669% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $238K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $95K across 17 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: MOODY, ASHLEY (31% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $93K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $89K across 8 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: COUVILLON, SAM (74% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $89K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 7 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: ALVARADO, RALPH A (36% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $25K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 6 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: MOODY, ASHLEY (39% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $6K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $895 across 1 disbursements (avg $895/check) Top buyer: VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $895

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $12.03M across 642 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. (38% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +669% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $242K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $95K across 17 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: MOODY, ASHLEY (31% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $95K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $89K across 8 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: COUVILLON, SAM (74% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $89K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 7 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: ALVARADO, RALPH A (36% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $25K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 6 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: MOODY, ASHLEY (39% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $8K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $895 across 1 disbursements (avg $895/check) Top buyer: VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $895

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $12.03M across 642 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. (38% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +669% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $538K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $95K across 17 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: MOODY, ASHLEY (31% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $95K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $89K across 8 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: COUVILLON, SAM (74% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $89K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 7 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: ALVARADO, RALPH A (36% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $25K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 6 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: MOODY, ASHLEY (39% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $8K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $895 across 1 disbursements (avg $895/check) Top buyer: VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $895
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $12,034,716 642 $19K 98.2% GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY IN… 38% 3mo ago
Digital $94,609 17 $6K 0.8% MOODY, ASHLEY 31% 3mo ago
Print & Mail $88,986 8 $11K 0.7% COUVILLON, SAM 74% 2mo ago
Media $25,484 7 $4K 0.2% ALVARADO, RALPH A 36% 2mo ago
Software & Tech $7,642 6 $1K 0.1% MOODY, ASHLEY 39% 6mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $895 1 $895 0.0% VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT 100% 6mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

5
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,479,934 · 44% of revenue
12
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,331,639 · 11% of revenue
92
One-time clients 1 cycle
$5,538,141 · 45% of revenue
Top 5 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. 3 $4,608,645 26 2017-05-10 2021-01-04
FERGUSON, ANDERSON DREW IV 3 $349,538 14 2017-12-05 2022-10-13
ALLEN, RICHARD W 4 $333,671 30 2018-05-03 2024-11-06
LOUDERMILK, BARRY 5 $159,557 13 2018-10-30 2025-09-03
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC 5 $28,524 28 2018-05-18 2025-09-11
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Geographic concentration

Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.

State   Total spend % of revenue Clients
GA
$5,776,264 47.7% 9
Unknown
$3,354,831 27.7% 44
VA
$1,226,655 10.1% 8
PA
$357,717 3.0% 3
TX
$229,236 1.9% 3
DC
$224,811 1.9% 4
IA
$202,990 1.7% 3
WI
$193,691 1.6% 4
NC
$181,962 1.5% 3
NY
$160,710 1.3% 4
OH
$127,480 1.1% 1
KY
$82,753 0.7% 3
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Notable disbursements

5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.

Reason Date Filer Category Purpose Amount
Largest all-time 2024-01-12 TRUMP, DONALD J. Strategy & Research DIRECT MAIL SERVICES & SMS ADVERTISING $1,056,889
Largest all-time 2020-12-29 GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. Strategy & Research EXEMPT PARTY ACTIVITY-NON ALLOC MAILERS $855,155
Largest all-time 2020-10-20 GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. Strategy & Research EXEMPT PARTY ACTIVITY NON-ALLOC MAILER $675,961
Largest all-time 2020-12-28 GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. Strategy & Research EXEMPT PARTY ACTIVITY-NON ALLOC MAILERS $491,632
Largest all-time 2020-12-24 GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. Strategy & Research EXEMPT PARTY ACTIVITY-NON ALLOC MAILERS $370,536
Largest this cycle 2026-02-20 REITZ AARON F MR Strategy & Research DIRECT MAIL $172,856
Largest this cycle 2026-04-02 COUVILLON, SAM Print & Mail DIRECT MAIL PRINTING/POSTAGE $65,650
Largest this cycle 2025-10-15 ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING/ADS $20,500
Largest this cycle 2025-10-08 CAMERON, DANIEL Digital EMAIL MARKETING / DIGITAL CONSULTING $15,030
Largest this cycle 2026-02-20 MOODY, ASHLEY Digital DIGITAL FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $14,025
Recent 2026-03-06 NRSC Strategy & Research COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $11,500
Recent 2026-03-06 MOODY, ASHLEY Media ADVERTISING $3,000
Recent 2026-03-12 CAMERON, DANIEL Media DIGITAL CONSULTING / DIGITAL ADS $1,650
Recent 2026-03-23 LUNDGREN, SHANNON Media MEDIA $1,564
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