POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ Bernard Brochand
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      Bernard Brochand



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ Robert J. Callander
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      Robert J. Callander



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ James A. Cannon
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      James A. Cannon



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ Peter I. Jones
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      Peter I. Jones



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ John R. Purcell
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      John R. Purcell



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ Keith L. Reinhard
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      Keith L. Reinhard



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ Allen Rosenshine
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      Allen Rosenshine



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ Gary L. Roubos
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      Gary L. Roubos



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ Quentin I. Smith, Jr.
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      Quentin I. Smith, Jr.



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ Robin B. Smith
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      Robin B. Smith



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ William G. Tragos
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      William G. Tragos



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Omnicom
Group Inc., a New York corporation  ("Omnicom"),  constitutes and appoints Bruce
Crawford  and  Barry  J.  Wagner,   and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent,  with full and several  power of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign the Annual  Report on Form 10-K to be filed by Omnicom  for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 including any or all amendments thereto,
and to file  the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in
connection therewith,  including  specifically this Power of Attorney,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agent full power and  authority  to do and perform  each and every act and thing
requisite and  necessary to be done in and about the  premises,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.




                                                  /s/ Egon P.S. Zehnder
Dated:  March 25, 1996                            ----------------------------- 
                                                      Egon P.S. Zehnder