EXHIBIT 23.4

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the
"Company") of our report dated February 13, 2001, with respect to the financial
statements of Deutsch, Inc. and Subsidiary and Affiliates as of and for the
years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000, which appears in the Current Report on
Form 8-K of the Company filed on September 18, 2001. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in this Registration
Statement. It should be noted that we have not audited any financial statements
of Deutsch, Inc. and Subsidiary and Affiliates subsequent to December 31, 2000
or performed any audit procedures subsequent to the date of our report.





/s/ J.H. Cohn LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
November 28, 2001