Acquisition

WPP GROUP PLC
8 October 1999



              WPP ACQUIRES THE BRAND UNION
   Creatively-acclaimed corporate identity specialists
Lambie-Nairn and branding/packaging company Tutssels 
                   join WPP

WPP  Group plc ('WPP') announces that it has acquired The
Brand  Union Limited, the parent company of Lambie-Nairn,
one  of  the  world's  most respected branding  companies
famed  for  changing the face of British  television  and
award-winning   branding   and   packaging   specialists,
Tutssels.   The third company within The Brand  Union  is
The Clinic, a commercials production company.

London-based  Lambie-Nairn was founded 23  years  ago  by
Martin  Lambie-Nairn, and fast established  a  reputation
for  its  ground-breaking work for clients in the  media,
including  the much-feted original Channel 4 and  current
BBC  corporate identities (the famous BBC '2's'  and  the
BBC1  balloon).  Lambie-Nairn's clients also include  New
Millenium  Experience Company, Carlton, NCR  and  British
Telecom.

Branding and packaging specialists, Tutssels also London-
based,  is  renowned for its innovative work for  clients
such  as  UDV, Bass and Glaxo-Wellcome in the drinks  and
healthcare  sectors.  In the last five years it  has  won
numerous creative and design effectiveness awards.

In  total,  The  Brand Union employs  80  people  with  a
turnover  of £12million.  The company had net  assets  of
£1.3million at 31 December 1998.

Commenting on the initiative, Martin Sorrell, WPP's chief
executive,  said:  'I  have been a  personal  admirer  of
Lambie-Nairn's consistently innovative and creative  work
for  many years and I am delighted they are joining  WPP.
This  move  is  a natural additional to our Branding  and
Identity  portfolio and is an incredible opportunity  for
WPP  to strengthen its creative reputation and its  offer
of  the very best in branding and identity to our clients
worldwide.'

Martin  Lambie-Nairn said: 'Becoming a  member  of  WPP's
worldwide  network  means that we can  realise  ambitious
growth  plans  faster than our own resources  would  have
allowed.

'Convergence between television and electronic  media  as
well   as  global  market  opportunities  have  made   it
essential  that we are positioned to flourish  as  a  key
player  on  an  international  stage.   Through  our  new
ownership we can now capitalise on WPP's global reach.'

Glenn  Tutssel, executive creative director of  Tutssels,
commented:  'I  am very excited about the potential  that
WPP  has  to  offer  us.  We are building  our  strategic
credentials on a well-established creative reputation and
we  are  looking  forward to capitalising  on  the  links
within the Group.'

All three companies will continue to operate autonomously
within   WPP's   Branding  &  Identity,  Healthcare   and
Specialist Communications division, working alongside WPP
companies  Addison,  BDG McColl, Coley  Porter  Bell  and
Enterprise IG.

For further information, please contact:

Feona McEwan, WPP London                [phone]
Kevin McCormack, WPP New York           [phone]
Liz Dunning/Cathie Hay, Lambie-Nairn    [phone]