EXHIBIT 23.2


                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



      We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" and to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of The
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. ("IPG") for the registration
of 608,849 shares of its common stock, of our report dated March
13, 1998, included in the Current Report (Form 8-K) of IPG, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 1998, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Hill,
Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc. for the twelve-month period
ended December 31, 1997, which statements are included in the
supplemental consolidated financial statements of IPG.



                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

                                    Boston, Massachusetts
                                    October 15, 1998