EXHIBIT 23.1


                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of our report dated February 20, 1998, which appears on
page 53 of the 1997 Annual Report to the Stockholders of The
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the "Company"), which is
incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated February 20, 1998
on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page F-2 of
such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting part of
this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 20, 1998 except for Note 16 which is as of April 16,
1998, which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated July
1, 1998. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report dated February 20, 1998 except for Note 16 which is as of
April 16, 1998, on the Financial Statement Schedule, which
appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 1, 1998. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus.



                                 /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                                 New York, New York
                                 October 19, 1998