Actually I think those statements are correct. I think we can push it even more though.

People should get to know about the coin, get a taste of how stable and sincere it is, and just ask for more(buy through exchange).

What I therefore suggest is for holders who expect their share for not dumping, to donate AT LEAST 50% of that(if not all of it), back to DEV, which can distribute it again with a PR touch. We could give like a million to prestigious sites/bitcoin members/twitters/exchanges, who can write/tweet/publish about it. More people will get to see the coin, some are gonna hold some K and see how functional and stable it is, know its community, and get interested into buying more.

The scene is full of pump and dump scam X11 coins, and many more people start to take notice and just VALUE coins that deserve it. I'd like to think that such a move might work as leverage both for the price and the community. Don't forget how many people wanted to participate in the first place.

TLDR; donate ur new share back to the community, get more people involved, build the rocket urself, dont expect it to just appear in launch site