EXHIBIT 23.4



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated February 25, 2000,
on the consolidated financial statements of NFO Worldwide, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1999, which report appears in the Current Report on
Form 8-K dated January 5, 2001, of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the
"Company"), and which statements are included in the supplemental consolidated
financial statements of the company incorporated in this Registration Statement
by reference to such Current Report on Form 8-K. 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 NFO Worldwide, Inc. subsequent to December 31, 1999, or performed any audit
procedures subsequent to the date of our report.

                                            /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

                                            New York, New York,
                                            January 5, 2001