EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated March 22, 2000
included in HA-LO Industries, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999 and to all references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.

                                             /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Chicago, Illinois
September 1, 2000