The Interpublic Group of Companies

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryAdvertising agency
PredecessorMcCann-Erickson, Inc.
Founded1930; 94 years ago (1930) (as McCann Erickson)
1961 (1961) (as Interpublic Group)
Headquarters909 Third Avenue
New York City, New York 10022
United States
Key people
Philippe Krakowsky (CEO)[1]
RevenueDecrease US$10.9 billion[2] (2023)
Increase US$1.48 billion[2] (2023)
Increase US$1.12 billion[2] (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$19.3 billion[2] (2023)
Total equityIncrease US$4.00 billion[2] (2023)
Number of employees
57,400[2] (2023)
Websiteinterpublic.com

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG) is an American publicly traded advertising company. The company consists of five major networks: FCB, IPG Mediabrands, McCann Worldgroup, MullenLowe Group and Marketing Specialists, as well as several independent specialty agencies in the areas of public relations, sports marketing, talent representation and healthcare.[3] It is one of the "Big Four" agency companies, alongside WPP, Publicis, and Omnicom.[4] Phillippe Krakowsky became the company's CEO on January 1, 2021.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference adweek2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 20, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Agency Family Trees 2013: Interpublic Group -- IPG". Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. ^ The New York Times (March 31, 2002). "Advertising's Big Four: It's Their World Now". The New York Times.