Dear Business Members,

So much has been brewing at Shustir.com over the last two months. We're hard at work developing a major marketing campaign (slated for October launch) to turbo charge awareness, excitement and traffic among consumers.

Our multifaceted campaign will tap cutting-edge video, other multimedia and street teams canvassing local neighborhoods, initially focusing on Manhattan and Brooklyn. (Pending anticipated success and fine-tuning, we plan to roll the campaign out to additional locales.)

The campaign's message is simple: Join the Movement. Support Small Business. The sizzle: our members' own stories. Your stories! How better to tell the Shustir story?

To make this campaign successful, we'll need your help:

(1) Submit a Video - Send us a two-minute video that tells us your story, your business. Be as creative as you like! Yours might just be featured on our new homepage, being redesigned now to boldly deliver our message: Join the Movement.

Send to:
Shustir.com
PO Box 2355
Westport, CT 06880

Or email us at contact@shustir.com.

Soon the homepage will be redesigned so that you easily submit your video online.

(2) Upgrade to a Premium Storefront -- The thousands of anticipated new visitors to Shustir.com over the coming months will expect and want to buy from our members. Upgrade to a Premium Storefront and make them happy...and make your own cash register ring! At only $25 per month, you'll not only be featured on our Homepage and Marketplace once you've completed your storefront, but also get the best value in e-commerce functionality in the market and so much more.

Finally, a big welcome to our newest members! Thanks for joining The Movement. Please keep your comments and suggestions flowing. We are listening and implementing, as we strive to make Shustir.com the definitive resource for small business.

Sincerely,
Shu Kim & Khanh Pham

Shustir.com In The News...

Exciting times are coming. In October, expect another round of media coverage tied to our new Movement message.

Here are links to some recent stories:

New York Daily News (Circulation: 602,857)
September 13th - "After the Collapse, Former Lehman Brothers Employees Are Making it Work"

Entrepreneur.com (Circulation: 1,498,186)
August 24th - "Bringing Wall Street to Main Street"

CitySahali.com (~3,400 viewers)
August 12th - "Shustir: It Matters Where You Spend"

We've also been on the Strategy Room of Foxnews.com and featured internationally on Barcelona's TV3 and a 30-minute feature on NHK, Japan's leading TV station.

New Site Enhancements...

In addition to adding more features to Premium Storefronts, all businesses can now categorize their product & service offerings as well as detail more attributes for your products.