Acquisition

WPP Group PLC
10 July 2003

                                                                    10 July 2003

                             WPP GROUP PLC ("WPP")

             Millward Brown acquires Centrum voor Marketing Analyses
                               in the Netherlands

WPP announces that its wholly owned operating company Millward Brown, a world
leader in brands and communications research, has acquired the entire issued
share capital of Dutch market research agency, Centrum voor Marketing Analyses
B.V.("Centrum").  Centrum has previously operated as a Millward Brown licensee.


Founded in 1964 and based in Amsterdam, Centrum has a strong reputation for
qualitative research and specific expertise in the packaged goods, financial
services, telecoms, logistics and mail, and utilities sectors. Clients include
ABN AMRO, Heineken , ING Group,  Rabobank,TNT Post Group and Unilever.


Centrum employs 100 people and had revenues of 13.8 million euros for the year
2002 and net assets of 1.2 million euros as at the date of acquisition.


This investment continues WPP's strategy of developing its information, insight
and consulting businesses through a combination of acquisition and organic
growth.


For further information, please contact:


Feona McEwan, WPP

T:  [phone]

www.wpp.com


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