WPP Group - Definition and Overview

WPP Group plc, based in London, is one of the world's largest advertising agency networks. In addition to advertising, its portfolio includes companies in public relations, lobbying, branding & identity, and specialty communications.

WPP Group's advertising agency holdings include Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Young & Rubicam, and J. Walter Thompson Company. Its public relations company holdings include Hill and Knowlton, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Burson-Marsteller, and Cohn & Wolfe.

WPP Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: WPP) and the Nasdaq (symbol: WPPGY).