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Peg McDermott, President & Founder

Peg McDermott is an award-winning marketing communications expert, Internet marketing specialist, and public speaker. Peg is the founder and president of COGO Interactive, an innovative Internet Marketing firm specializing in helping small to mid-sized businesses increase revenue and awareness by leveraging Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.

Peg’s gained proficiency during her 25 years of marketing and advertising agency experience. She is an expert in interactive marketing strategy and tactics including web development, social media marketing, search engine optimization, pay-per-click and online communications. Her solid record of accomplishment in developing results-driven integrated Internet marketing programs has helped COGO clients to achieve business growth and increase market share in highly competitive industries such as commercial and residential real estate, information technology, and professional services, as well as non-profit organizations.

Before launching COGO Interactive in 2009, Peg served as vice president for Ecendant Interactive, where she played a pivotal role in grooming the company from a small start-up into one of the top 13 interactive marketing agencies in the Washington DC Metro area. Peg contributed solution-driven leadership and strategic account management expertise to all company web initiatives, managing billings in excess of $12 million during her 6-year tenure.

Cris Acu, Account Manager

Cris is a solution-focused, high velocity communicator and comes to COGO with 8+ years of experience in customer service focusing on providing valuable support and proactive updates to clients. With a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, she has demonstrated qualifications such as Agile management expertise, software development knowledge, communication and interpersonal abilities, leadership, proactivity and self motivation. As a Project Manager, practicing the adoption of Scrum methodology, she has helped both Product Owners and Distributed Teams obtain great business value and reach their full potential with short turnarounds by tracking, escalating and removing impediments and improving team velocity. Her credo: “I believe that in a rapidly evolving and dynamic global environment – the team’s success is my greatest reward!”

Joe Siervo, Account Manager

Joe has 14 years of experience managing day to day account activities and workflows. He has the integrity, intelligence and high energy needed to keep our projects within deadline and budget. Joe has a diverse background and range of abilities and loves our fast-paced environment. He goes above and beyond for our clients and possesses the dedication, experience and advanced skills needed to help us deliver the best service to our clients. Joe is well-versed in all the software & project management tools we use to manage our clients’ projects.

Suparno Chaudhuri, Search Engine Optimization Specialist

Suparno is a techno-marketing strategist with more than 20 years of experience in digital media and marketing. He specializes in search engine (both SEO and PPC) and content marketing and online reputation management for both B2C and B2B markets. Suparno worked for multiple large companies as well as start-ups, managing their online marketing departments and serves as a consultant for COGO for search engine marketing. He has implement SEO for several of COGO’s clients, including Winnerlane Exchange, Undercover Printer, Davelle Clothiers, and Horizon Entertainment.

Sunil Moris, Search Engine Marketing Specialist

Sunil is a Google Certified Adwords and Certified Analytics Professional with over twelve years of experience in Online Marketing & Strategic Growth Hacking. Sunil has optimized million dollar + campaigns in various verticals including Automotive, Mortgage, Health, Finance & Insurance. He specializes in Google, Bing and Amazon platforms and is well-versed in all aspects of Google Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Amazon products ads, Amazon services, eBay & Affiliate Marketing. Sunil also has over seven years of experience in developing websites using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AngularJS with SEO optimized landing pages.

Vishvanath Singh, Web Developer

Has been with COGO over two years and is our senior Java and php developer with several years of software design and development experience. Vishy has worked on several Facebook Applications, Joomla, and WordPress .He has excellent experience in JQuery, Google API and knowledge of open source API implementation.

Tejinder Singh, Web Developer

Tejinder has over 10 years of web development experience and is an expert in WordPress, PHP, Joomla, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript and developing mobile-friendly websites.

Anca Gavril, Graphic Designer

Creating original and captivating visuals is what Anca does best. She is highly creative and always produces the highest quality graphic design. She is experienced in all types of graphic design including illustrations, infographics, banners, logos, interactive PDFs, website design and is proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and inDesign.

Geetika Walecha, Graphic Designer

Geetika has 12 years of graphic design experience, and is an expert in Web Design, HTML5, XHTML, CSS 2.0, Web2.0 Technologies, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow & Kajabi. Geetika has worked with Cogo for four years and continuously strives to exceed expectations. Her excellent design skills never fail to hit the mark with our clients. She is a pro at what she does.

Chris Bibey, Social Media Writer

Chris Bibey is a full-time freelance writer and internet marketing professional. For more than 10 years, he has dedicated his time and energy to staying current with the latest strategies and techniques that deliver results.

Meg Rayford, Social Media Writer

Meg Rayford is a communications consultant and business and technology journalist who loves to use her journalism skills to tell clients’ stories through social media and blogging. She is currently a senior reporter for WashingtonExec, a publication covering the government contracting industry. Previously, she was editor of Tech Cocktail, a publication covering technology startups and entrepreneurship. Meg holds an M.S. in marketing, an M.B.A., and is currently working on an M.A. in public policy. She lives in Centreville, VA with her husband.

Terra Nichols, Social Media Writer

Terra is a social media manager and author of several books. For more than a decade she has enjoyed writing and blogging about online brand development, social media strategy, and a range of other topics related to internet marketing.

QUE Graphics

Vicky Quick, a professional graphics designer, founded QUE graphics out of a passion for art and experienced marketer with over 18 years experience. Vicky has been a mainstay in the public and private sectors for her wealth of knowledge in graphic design and marketing. Having worked for large companies from U.S. Geological Survey, Navy Federal Credit Union, and American College of Radiology just to name a few. She then branched out and created QUE graphics.After it’s start in 2011, QUE graphics quickly became a leader in marketing and graphics design. It’s personalized services sets it apart from bigger firms that are unable to grasp the intricate details of clients needs as well as their budgets. As one client said, “Her creativity and attention to details made the entire project a dream for all of us”.

At COGO, we have established a strong working relationship with our team and partners to provide comprehensive brand strategy, internet marketing expertise, and web development and design services to clients in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC and nationally. Our virtual partnerships and existing seamless processes allow us to support our clients quickly and at a lower cost versus larger, more traditional firms.

Real Results: What Our Clients Say


“Peg transformed our antiquated design into a modern, user-friendly site.”

I recently had the pleasure of working with Peg and her team to design a brand-new website for our assisted living community, and I couldn’t be happier with the results! Peg completely transformed our antiquated design into a more modern, user-friendly site that still stays true to our identity.

From our very first phone call, I was immediately impressed with Peg’s knowledge and expertise. She even offered some fantastic future marketing tips on the fly before we had signed a contract. Throughout the project, Peg was easy to work with, open to feedback, and completely honest and direct about ideas that wouldn’t work—a quality that I personally appreciate. She was also extremely responsive to my (at times) lengthy emails, addressing every concern and question promptly and thoroughly.

The website turned out great, and we are thrilled with the final product. I would definitely love to work with Peg and her team again in the future. Highly recommend!

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Shayla Clark

Marketing Director, Reflections Senior Living

“COGO Interactive has been our trusted web marketing and SEO partner.”

COGO Interactive has been our web marketing and SEO partner since February of 2012 and we could not be happier with their services. In addition to coding support, website design & optimization and weekly blogging, Peg and the team at COGO have served as a resource to Four Sales. Thank you COGO for your excellent support!

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Daniel Sanders

President Four Sales Ltd.

“They worked tirelessly to make it perfect.”

Peg and her team at COGO Interactive was responsible for converting and redesigning our new website to a mobile friendly, WordPress site and making sure the back end is correct for SEO purposes. They worked tirelessly to make it perfect and are very customer focused. They guided me through the learning phases of WordPress and provided sage business and marketing advice at the same time. Other companies who I compared them with didn’t seem dedicated to the client’s end goal, like Cogo is.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Ellen Kandell

President of Alternative Resolutions

“With their help, our followers tripled, and engagement is at an all-time high.”

COGO Interactive has been an instrumental partner in helping us revive and refine our social media program. From audience analysis to site integration, content strategy development and program evaluation, their skills and expertise have been essential to our success. With Peg’s team’s help our followers have tripled and our level of engagement is at all time high.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Gwen Parson

Senior Vice President, Nomadic Display

“Peg is clearly an expert in social marketing.”

Peg is clearly an expert in the social marketing realm. We enjoyed working with Peg and her staff to update our website and plug us into the social marketing world. We were never able to tie everything together ourselves.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Patrick Readyhough

President, Pond Roofing

“Our online presence is bringing in more business than networking and ads combined.”

What can I say! I fought doing any more web promotion after bad results with two other companies. Peg convinced me to try it “her” way and the results have been staggering! The business that Undercover Printer is receiving from our online presence is more than we are getting from all the networking, referrals and advertising – combined. It really does work when it is done correctly.Thank you Peg and COGO Interactive!

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Amy Zydel

CEO, Undercover Printer, Inc

“Peg executes projects flawlessly from start to finish.”

Peg does an excellent job from the first meeting with a client to the entire execution of the project. I have recommended her to several of my clients and each one has been very pleased with her work, her prices and her ability to know what needs to be done to increase their marketing presence.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Joan Fletcher

Bestselling Author & Founder of The Leadership Evolution

“Cogo Interactive has surpassed our expectations.”

Cogo Interactive is a highly capable team that’s surpassed our expectations. Their strategic approach has helped us devise new plans for the project. We’re happy with the site — it’s well-designed and has all the functionality we need. The Cogo Interactive team has made it easy for us to track web analytics. Furthermore, they’re proactive and quickly adapt when something isn’t working.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Scott Martin

CMO, Onclave Networks, Inc.

“Peg’s efforts helped us grow enough to hire a full-time marketing person.”

We here at Flooring America and FA Design Build went into agreement with Peg McDermott and her company COGO Interactive 3 years ago. Our goal at the time was to improve our web sites and get our web presence off of the ground.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Rob Menefee

President, Flooring America & FA Design Build



“I highly recommend Cogo Interactive for website development and updates. Cogo Interactive positioned us well in search results.”

“I would like to recommend Peg McDermott and her team at Cogo Interactive to any business seeking to develop a new website or to update and old one. Peg was just fantastic for us. She navigated us through the ins and outs of the most up to date digital technology, and today we have a first rate website for our 65 year old family owned business that we are very proud of.”

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Gene Frogale

President Annandale Millwork & Allied Systems

“Peg quickly understood our business and provided creative solutions.”

From the moment I first met Peg, and was introduced to the full capabilities of Cogo Interactive, I was impressed with the depth of knowledge and experience they possess. Peg was able to quickly understand our business and provide creative solutions to help us build our digital presence. From web site enhancements to SEO and social media strategy, Peg and her team delivered results as promised. The entire Cogo team has always been highly professional, responsive to our needs and on-point in making recommendations on how we can constantly make improvements. A first class operation all-around!

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Andrew Gerstel

CEO, Windows Catering

“Our training was comprehensive, and Peg is super responsive.”

It has been a pleasure working with Peg on our LinkedIn strategy and setup. Our training was comprehensive and Peg is super responsive to answer our questions before and after training. She is knowledgeable and has given us the jumpstart we needed. I am sure we will reach back out for any future needs as well.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Sandy Freeman

Chief Executive Officer at Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates, Inc.

“Everything she promised was done to the letter.”

I have been working with Peg and her Cogo team of advisors for the past 3 years. They are beyond professional in all ways from the top down. Even her outside developers that are curated by her should be well trusted. Everything she has said that she will do…is done to the letter. When you are ready to move your business up a notch, then this is the company to hire.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Kory Helfman

President Ken's Man's Shop

“Cogo Interactive positioned us well in search results.”

We are more than happy with the work done for us by Cogo Interactive. We’ve been working together for about six years now, and have received support both for SEO on our web site and with social media postings. Cogo Interactive’s work has resulted in our being positioned well in search results for the topics that are important to us. Additionally, Cogo Interactive is very thoughtful and thorough producing social media postings on the platforms we use: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. I’m happy to give them five stars here. You won’t find a more honest, sincere, and thorough company to work with.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Peter Norloff

President, Eye Gaze Inc

“We love our new website and their marketing guidance.”

We have worked with Cogo Interactive for several years. We love our new website and appreciate that they help us navigate the world of marketing and branding as none of us has experience with that at our engineering firm.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Wendy Beach

CFO, Synfuels Americas

“COGO Interactive is a phenomenal resource for websites and marketing.”

Peg has been a phenomenal resource for not only the technical aspects of creating a cutting-edge website, but her expertise in marketing as well. I depend on Peg to give me her insight and advice for all things related to my site and marketing approach. Her team is very professional and well-run. I look forward to many years of partnering with Cogo Interactive.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Libby King

Founder & CEO, Libby King & Associates, LLC

“Peg helped us achieve higher search rankings.”

Over the last year we hired Peg as a all around SEO expert to achieve higher rankings within the search engines. She has proven to be a whole lot more. Peg is an invaluable asset to us.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Jon West

Director of Marketing, LC Technologies

“She is consistent, reliable, and delivers results.”

Peg is an expert in her field. She is consistent, reliable and delivers results. Social networking can be daunting, but Peg takes over and explains where you are going and why throughout. She has certainly improved our web performance and appearance.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Betsy Pond

Pond Roofing

“Peg’s dedication and expertise set her apart.”

Peg’s attention to detail, intuitive and effective responses to challenging obstacles and unwavering dedication to her clients is truly what sets her apart. She is a rare person who not only has an incomparable expertise and knowledge in her field, but who also invests her time into the education and enrichment of others. Peg understands what’s at the heart of leadership: to lead in service over her own self interests. Peg genuinely cares about her business relationships and will go above and beyond to make sure you are a success as well.

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Mylene Thomas

Director of Business Development, FA Design Build

“Peg McDermott and Cogo Interactive are invaluable assets to our business.”

“Peg McDermott and Cogo Interactive are an invaluable assets to our business. Her knowledge of marketing through social media is second to none. Her is ability to relay the importance of implementing a social media marketing strategy is extremely convincing. More importantly, she relays how to implement the strategy in a straight forward, “non-techie” format. We are more than proud to call Peg and Cogo Interactive a valued business partner.”

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Scott Jedlinski

VP of Sales , Option 1Title

“Peg transformed our website into a revenue-generating asset.”

“Thank you for your assistance during our Search Engine Optimization (SEO) process. You were instrumental in elevanting the Company’s web site on the internet and having a much greater success with web site hits from organic searches. Your knowledge concerning adding new web site content (i.e. how to and what type) was invaluable.
Additionally your work and guidance was very helpful to our administrative staff in the complete process along with interfacing with our web developer to ensure a more professional and inviting look and feel for our website. You also were very helpful in guiding the administrative staff in choosing and signing up for the most advantageous directories which have helped drive additional web traffic to our website.
Your help and guidance allowed my Company to change the website from a static almost billboard like presence to an interactive revenue generating asset. We have already had new clients find us via the website and I am sure this will continue in the future. Please feel free to use this recommendation for your company Cogo Interactive and/or have your client prospects call me to discuss my experience.”

 Cogo Interactive offers expert digital marketing and web design services in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Daniel Gilliland CPA

President, Gilliland & Associates, PC
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