EXHIBIT 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         As independent public accountants, we hereby 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 reports dated March
20, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of True North
Communications Inc. as of December 31, 2000, and for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2000, which appears in the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 18, 2001. It should be noted that
we have not audited any financial statements of True North Communications Inc.
subsequent to December 31, 2000 or performed any audit procedures subsequent to
the date of our report.



/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Chicago, Illinois
January 16, 2002