I agree, getting listed on a well-known exchange will bring about a lot more exposure. In my opinion the exposure we get from being added on an exchange is more important than the trading volume that it brings.
I offered a 0.1 BTC listing bounty for Bittrex, that offer still stands. I'd recommend offering Bittrex the 0.1 BTC for an early listing, I've seen other coins do this before with even smaller amounts than that.
Bittrex adds shitcoins every day of the week, but nevertheless, they are the "go-to" exchange nowadays. It wouldn't be too hard to convince them to add Burst