UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO.          )

Filed by the Registrant [X]
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [   ]

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[  ]	Preliminary Proxy Statement
[  ]	Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
[  ]	Definitive Proxy Statement
[  ]	Definitive Additional Materials
[X]	Soliciting Material Pursuant to 240.14a-11(c) or 240.14a-12.

GREY GLOBAL GROUP INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than Registrant)

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[X] No fee required.

[   ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-12.

(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:

(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:

(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):

(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:

(5) Total fee paid:

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(1) Amount Previously Paid:

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Filed by Grey Global Group Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 14a-12
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Grey Global Group Inc.
Commission File No. 0-7898

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements, analyses, and other information contained herein relating to the proposed merger and anticipated synergies, savings and financial and operating performance, including estimates for growth, trends in each of the operations and financial results, the markets for products, the future development of business, and the contingencies and uncertainties of WPP Group plc (“WPP”) and Grey Global Group Inc. (“Grey”) to which WPP and Grey may be subject, as well as other statements including words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should,” “may,” and other similar expressions, are “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are made based upon management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future events and their potential effects on the company.

Future events and their effects on WPP and Grey may not be those anticipated by management. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of factors that could cause or contribute to such material differences, investors are directed to the risks and uncertainties discussed in WPP’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003, Grey’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and 10K/A for the year ended December 31, 2003 and Grey’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed by WPP and Grey with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following: the ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of Grey and WPP; the reaction of WPP’s and Grey’s clients to the transaction and the ability to retain those clients; the ability to retain key personnel; potential client conflicts; the ability to achieve the anticipated strategic benefits of the proposed merger; the diversion of management time on merger-related issues; the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations; the performance of financial markets and interest rates; competitive and business factors; new tax or other government regulation; and changes in general economic conditions.

Neither WPP nor Grey undertakes, and each specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Important Legal Information

This communication is being made in respect of the proposed merger involving WPP Group plc and Grey Global Group Inc. In connection with the proposed merger, WPP and Grey have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 containing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus for the stockholders of Grey, and each will be filing other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting or investment decision, Grey’s stockholders and investors are urged to read the preliminary proxy

statement/prospectus regarding the merger, which is available now, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available, and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC carefully in their entirety because they contain or will contain important information about the proposed transaction. The registration statement containing the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents are available free of charge at the SEC’s Web site, www.sec.gov. Stockholders and investors in Grey or WPP may also obtain the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents free of charge by directing their requests to Grey, 777 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (212-546-2000), or to WPP, 125 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (212-632-2200).

Grey and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to participate in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transactions. Information regarding Grey’s directors and executive officers is available in its proxy statement, which was filed with the SEC on December 8, 2004. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants is included in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, which is available now, and will be included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 JANUARY 2005

WPP GROUP PLC (“WPP”)

Grey Global Group Inc. (“Grey”)

The European Commission has cleared WPP’s proposed acquisition of Grey under the EC Merger Regulation.

WPP now expects to complete the acquisition of Grey by early March.

INVESTOR INFORMATION

This communication is being made in respect of the proposed merger involving WPP Group plc and Grey Global Group Inc. This communication does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale. In connection with the proposed merger, WPP has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 21, 2004, Amendment no. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 (SEC File No. 333-119949), containing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed merger for the stockholders of Grey, and each of WPP and Grey has and will be filing other documents regarding the proposed merger with the SEC.

INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, WHICH IS AVAILABLE NOW, AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN AND WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

Investors may obtain the documents free of charge at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by WPP may be obtained free of charge by contacting WPP at 125 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, +1 212 632 2200. Documents filed with the SEC by Grey are available free of charge by contacting Grey at 777 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, +1 212 546 2000.

INVESTORS SHOULD READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, WHICH IS AVAILABLE NOW, AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/ PROSPECTUS, WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION.

Grey and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to participate in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transactions. Information regarding Grey’s directors and executive officers is available in Grey’s definitive proxy statement relating to its 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on December 8, 2004. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants is included in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, which is available now, and will be included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available.

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement

The statements, analyses, and other information contained herein relating to the proposed merger and anticipated synergies, savings and financial and operating performance, including estimates for growth, trends in each of the operations and financial results, the markets for products, the future development of business, and the contingencies and uncertainties of WPP Group plc and Grey Global Group Inc. to which WPP and Grey may be subject, as well as other statements including words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should,” “may,” and other similar expressions, are “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of

1995. Such statements are made based upon management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future events and their potential effects on the company.

The forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of WPP and Grey, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements.

These risks and uncertainties include those discussed or identified in the public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by WPP and Grey as well as those associated with the realization of expected earnings accretion, margin improvements and cost savings, synergies, efficiencies and other benefits anticipated from the merger, including the risk of loss of key employees and client business in connection with the transaction and the risk that the completion of the merger may be delayed for regulatory or other reasons.

Neither WPP nor Grey undertakes, and each specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Contact:

Feona McEwan, WPP London	44-20 7408 2204
www.wpp.com
Jan A. Sneed
Grey Global Group	212-546-2422