Complete Questions and Answers

FAQ (pronounced FAKK)

 

A brief introduction and explanation:

 

Quite a few of you have written to us asking just what being a member of the Street & E-Team actually involves. There seems to be a misconception that working on the team may be a lot of extremely hard work. Far from it! We're not asking people to stand on street corners for hours handing out flyers - much of what can be achieved by the teams can be done simply and easily. For instance, many of you who are online may find that you already do much of the E-Team element without even knowing it by talking about the band on other music forums! As for the Street Team element, it can be as simple as putting a flyer about the band up in your favourite music store. You never know who, or how many, may see it.

 

What is a street & E-team?

 

A street & e-team is a group of fans that volunteer to help promote Mortiis in their area. This includes, but is not limited to: passing out flyers, putting posters in local music stores (or anywhere that will let you), handing out promotional material such as stickers and postcards, and basically anything else you can do to spread the word about Mortiis. You should put the promotional items we send you where you think people will see them best, that means schools, clubs, live events, shopping centres, records stores, work, festivals wherever you can find potential fans. Request Mortiis songs on local radio stations, clubs & events, and write in to magazines and newspapers to tell them where the best music is. Basically, telling people about the band is the best way to get the message across. Sell the music you love! The e-team element involves spreading the word about Mortiis online using such things as your profiles, blogs, message boards, chat forums, e-mails, podcasts, playlists, etc.

 

What will I be promoting?

 

We will be running several different projects such as promoting the tour dates, and release dates for CD’s / DVD’s etc. Further information on each promotion will be sent to you at the relevant time.

 

Is it worldwide?

 

You betcha!! Street & e-Teams are world-wide! We welcome as many people from as many countries as possible. The more the merrier! Please note certain countries may be excluded from certain promotions.

 

How can I join?

 

Joining is easy. Go to the JOIN page and fill in and submit the signup form, and once we have news on specific happenings, or anything we want to share with our beloved HATERS we´ll email you. In the meantime, you can chose and grab a ton of online promotion material such as banners & widgets (kinda like flyers) on our PROMOTE page and start hassling everyone. You can always go to the PROMOTE page to pick up stuff you can use to promote Mortiis.

 

Do I get special privileges?

 

All street teamers who submit a Report Form (REPORT page) will be part of lotteries, contests, or anything else we might feel like. We are even playing with the idea of making THE HATE GENERATION T-shirts available to registered street teamers for very cheap (sorry, we can´t give away shirts just yet – but when you´ve made us rich & famous, we WILL ƒº)

This is exclusive for registered street teamers who have submitted reports. So REPORT your crimes, people !!

 

Do I have to send in feedback?

 

YES! We encourage your feedback of what you've been doing. Feedback should be posted using the Street & E- Teams Report Form (yes, the REPORT page). You may also want to let other team members know what you are doing by posting on the street & e-team section of the Mortiis Online Forum (CONVERSE page).

 

How can I meet other Street Teamers?

 

Easy. Check out the CONVERSE page. That´s the Street Team forum,. We also have a MYSPACE page for The Hate Generation (that´s you, can´t you feel the fuckin´hate just seething?), click on the THE HATERS.

 

I don’t want my e-mail address to be given out, what do I do?

 

Please use only one e-mail address to sign up. It must be a valid e-mail address and will only be used for the purpose of us contacting you regarding Mortiis, the street & e-team you have joined. If you change your e-mail address after signing up, please sign up again using the street team sign up form, with your NEW email address.

 

Where can I find online flyers to print out or artwork to make my own?

 

We will be posting printable online flyers soon. And we will be posting artwork elements for you to grab shortly as well. In the meantime, please grab whatever promotional material on the PROMOTE page that takes your fancy.

 

Where can I get the latest information?

 

For the latest Street Team information, you´ll be receiving emails, provided you have signed up. The same goes for the regular Mortiis newsletter. Regular Mortiis news will also be posted on our Blog, and the news section on mortiis.com

 

Are there any rules about where and how I can give away my materials?

 

All promo material is to be given out for free. It may not be sold. We understand that a lot of our fans are collectors and may want to keep some items from the street team packs for their own collection. We are fine with you keeping one of each item sent in the packs, but ask that you do not sell them to anyone.

 

Do I have to be above a certain age to join?

 

Yes. You must be older than 16 to join our street teams and our online teams. We apologise in advance if you are below that age and would like to help. If you are 16 or under, Contact Us and maybe we can come up with something else you may be able to help us with!

 

How do I get more materials to hand out?

 

We will let you know via email when more materials become available. If you run out of printable flyers you downloaded, just print more, brain !! If you received printed flyers from us, ask us for more and we´ll send, unless we´re out of them or it´s not deemed necessary (yes, we actually have budgets to stick to). If you run

 

Who do I contact if I have any questions?

 

Email mortiis@mamatrash.com to contact Mama Trash, the street team leader and we will get back to you just as soon as we can!

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

 

We reserve the right to remove and/or ban any member who is unruly or disruptive from team lists, the online forum, THG Myspace and any other activities. Such action will not be taken unless it is felt that said membership is detrimental to the team or Mortiis themselves. Your actions as a member of the Street & E-Team are a direct reflection of the band. It is our responsibility to keep activities running in a positive and professional manner. We will not revoke membership because you do not do things such as hand out flyers, but for actions that cause any of us problems.

 

Please remember, some stores or venues may have rules against handing out materials on their property. There may also be some areas that fans live in where it is against the law to affix stickers/posters to public property such as telephone poles or venue/club property. You should always check first to make sure you are allowed to put anything in these areas.

For those of you who are carrying out E-Team responsibilities. Please remember, that there is a difference between promotion and relentless ‘spamming’! If you’re unsure of the difference, please contact us to check first.