William Cole Esty (March 6, 1895 – January 1954) was an American advertising executive and founder of William Esty Co.Staff report (January 22, 1954). "William Cole Esty, an Ad Executive". ''

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starting in 1925, he started his own agency in 1932, with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as his first client.Staff report (December. 26, 1932)
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''. His wife was performer and patron

Alice Swanson Esty Alice Theresa Hildagard Swanson Esty (November 8, 1904 – July 21, 2000) was an American actress, soprano and arts patron who commissioned works by members of Les Six and other French composers, and American composers such as Ned Rorem, Virgil ...

. In 1982, William Esty & Co. was bought by Ted Bates Worldwide, which in turn was acquired by

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in 1986. Two years later, Saatchi & Saatchi merged Esty with Campbell Mithun to become Campbell-Mithun-Esty. They have since dropped the Esty name.

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