MMP Family Launch Flops
Monday, October 06, 2014
The event started around 4:00pm but five hours later only a handful of supporters had trickled into the venue, with some of them also leaving in pursuit of something better.
Perhaps the poor attendance had a lot to do with poor advertising of the event. The first time the group advertised their show on their Facebook page was last Wednesday, only three days before the launch.
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