William Cole Esty (6 March 1895 – January 1954) was an American advertising executive and founder of William Esty Co. [1]
After working at J. Walter Thompson starting in 1925, he started his own agency in 1932, with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as his first client. [2] His wife was performer and patron Alice Swanson Esty.
In 1982, William Esty & Co. was bought by Ted Bates Worldwide, which in turn was bought by Saatchi & Saatchi in 1986. Two years later, Saatchi & Saatchi merged Esty with Campbell Mithun to become Campbell-Mithun-Esty. They have since dropped the Esty name.