CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the
"Company"), of our report dated February 22, 2000, except for Note 15, which is
as of July 13, 2000 which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K;
Registration Statements No. 2-79071; No. 2-43811; No. 2-56269; No. 2-61346; No.
2-64338; No. 2-67560; No. 2-72093; No. 2-88165; No. 2-90878; No. 2-97440; and
No. 33-28143, relating variously to the Stock Option Plan (1971), the Stock
Option Plan (1981), the Stock Option Plan (1988) and the Achievement Stock Award
Plan of the Company; Registration Statements No. 2-53544; No. 2-91564; No.
2-98324; No. 33-22008; No. 33-64062; and No. 33-61371, relating variously to the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1975), the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1985) and
the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Company (1995); Registration Statements
No. 33-20291 and No. 33-2830 relating to the Management Incentive Compensation
Plan of the Company; Registration Statements No. 33-5352; No. 33-21605; No.
333-4747; and No. 333-23603 relating to the 1986 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1986
United Kingdom Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan of the
Company; Registration Statements No. 33-10087 and No. 33-25555 relating to the
Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan of the Company; Registration Statement No.
333-28029 relating to The Interpublic Outside Directors' Stock Incentive Plan of
the Company; Registration Statement No. 33-42675 relating to the 1997
Performance Incentive Plan of the Company. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report on the Supplemental Consolidated Financial Statement
Schedule, which appears in this Form 8-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
July 13, 2000
