Credit goes to Deputy Monty for making this post 
As of April 13, 2005 update: This is the amount of merits needed for each cog promotion.
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Cog Merits
Level 1 Cold Caller 20 Merits
Level 2 Cold Caller 30 Merits
Level 3 Cold Caller 40 Merits
Level 4 Cold Caller 50 Merits
Level 5 Cold Caller 200 Merits
Level 2 Telemarketer 40 Merits
Level 3 Telemarketer 50 Merits
Level 4 Telemarketer 50 Merits
Level 5 Telemarketer 60 Merits
Level 6 Telemarketer 300 Merits
Level 3 Name Dropper 60 Merits
Level 4 Name Dropper 80 Merits
Level 5 Name Dropper 100 Merits
Level 6 Name Dropper 120 Merits
Level 7 Name Dropper 500 Merits
Level 4 Glad Hander 100 Merits
Level 5 Glad Hander 130 Merits
Level 6 Glad Hander 160 Merits
Level 7 Glad Hander 190 Merits
Level 8 Glad Hander 800 Merits
Level 5 Mover & Shaker 160 Merits
Level 6 Mover & Shaker 210 Merits
Level 7 Mover & Shaker 260 Merits
Level 8 Mover & Shaker 310 Merits
Level 9 Mover & Shaker 1,300 Merits
Level 6 Two Face 260 Merits
Level 7 Two Face 340 Merits
Level 8 Two Face 420 Merits
Level 9 Two Face 500 Merits
Level 10 Two Face 2100 Merits
Level 7 Mingler 420 Merits
Level 8 Mingler 550 Merits
Level 9 Mingler 680 Merits
Level 10 Mingler 810 Merits
Level 11 Mingler 3400 Merit
Level 8 Mr. Hollywood 680 Merits
Level 9 Mr. Hollywood 890 Merits
Level 10 Mr. Hollywood 1,100 Merits
Level 11 Mr. Hollywood 1,310 Merits
lvl12 - 5500
lvl13 - 680
lvl14 - 5500
lvl15 - 680
lvl16 - 890
lvl17 - 1100
lvl18 - 1310
lvl19 - 5500
lvl20 - 680
lvl21 - 890
lvl22 - 1100
lvl23 - 1310
lvl24 - 1520
lvl25 - 1730
lvl26 - 1940
lvl27 - 2150
lvl28 - 2360
lvl29 - 5500
Levels 30 & 40 follow the same pattern as lvl 20 except
lvl50 - The key no more merits
