This topic is to clarify the matter and not to accuse the campaign manager. He may not be aware of it either, and in order not to cause this to ban accounts that may not be aware that this may be a violation of one of the rules on the forum.
Why did you not pm the Campaign Manager to seek clarification in dialogue with him if you weren't in anyway trying to undermine him? I believe that should've been the most sensible thing to do in a honest inquisitive case like this. Well, to answer your question, that's not a paid bump. Whenever a CM does that it should mean two things – 1. It creates more awareness for the CM and his business and 2. It brings the business he's promoting to more awareness in the face of the public. It's a harmless publicity both ways.