THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.
	1271 Avenue of the Americas
	New York, N.Y.  10020



May 3, 1999
Dear Stockholder:

We have previously sent you proxy material relating to the 
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Monday, May 17, 
1999.

According to our records, your proxy for this meeting has 
not yet been received.  Regardless of the number of shares you 
may own, it is important that they be represented.

Since the time remaining is short, we urge you to sign, date 
and mail the enclosed proxy promptly.

Sincerely,



NICHOLAS J. CAMERA
SECRETARY


	If you have already mailed your proxy or
voted your shares by telephone or internet, please
	accept our thanks and disregard this request.









APPENDIX


                                FORM OF PROXY

                    THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.

            PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

         THE COMPANY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, MAY 17, 1999


The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Eugene P. Beard, 
Philip H. Geier, Jr. and Nicholas J. Camera, and each of them, 
his true and lawful agents and proxies, with full power of 
substitution in each, to represent the undersigned at the Annual 
Meeting of Stockholders of THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, 
INC. to be held in The Equitable Center, 787 Seventh Avenue, New 
York, New York, on Monday, May 17, 1999 at 9:30 A.M. Eastern 
Time, and at any adjournments thereof, on all matters to come 
before the meeting.


          Election of Directors.  Nominees:

Eugene P. Beard, Frank J. Borelli, Reginald K. Brack, Jill 
M. Considine, John J. Dooner, Jr., Philip H. Geier, Jr., 
Frank B. Lowe, Leif H. Olsen,	Martin F. Puris, Allen 
Questrom and J. Phillip Samper.



YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFY YOUR CHOICES BY MARKING THE 
APPROPRIATE BOXES, SEE REVERSE SIDE, BUT YOU NEED NOT MARK ANY 
BOXES IF YOU WISH TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF 
DIRECTORS' RECOMMENDATIONS.  HOWEVER, THE PROXY HOLDERS CANNOT 
VOTE YOUR SHARES UNLESS YOU SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS CARD.





















PLEASE MARK YOUR
VOTES AS IN THIS     X
EXAMPLE                 

THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED 
HEREIN. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ELECTION 
OF EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES, FOR PROPOSAL 2 AND FOR PROPOSAL 3, 
AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDERS ON ANY OTHER MATTER AS MAY 
PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 2 AND FOR 
PROPOSAL 
3.

                                    FOR         WITHHELD

1.   Election
      of Directors.                                               
      (see reverse)

     For, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s):


                                    FOR         AGAINST     ABSTAIN


2. Approval of amendment to the
    Company's Restated Certificate
    of Incorporation to increase
    the number of authorized shares
    of Common Stock to 550
    million.                                                       


                                    FOR         AGAINST     ABSTAIN


3. Confirmation of Pricewaterhouse
    Coopers as independent
    accountants for 1999.                                          



Signature(s)                             Date                          

The signer hereby revokes all proxies heretofore given by the signer to 
vote at said meeting or any adjournments thereof.

Note:	Joint owners should each sign.  When signing as attorney, 
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as 
such.