We are Fat Dassie
A strong start
Ujima
We set up Ujima’s online marketing and helped shape the lodge’s operations and marketing approach.
- Advice
- Website Design
- SEO
- Social Media
We are Fat Dassie
Hospitality people.
Marketing minds.
Hands on.Easy to work with.
We’re a boutique hospitality marketing agency, and hospitality owners ourselves. With experience in Europe and Africa, we work alongside your management team to understand the business before recommending the next step.
Practical advice, websites, search visibility and social media. For established places and people getting ready to welcome their first guests.
Expect honest conversations, a bit of fun and people who keep their word. We respond quickly, get things done and help bring more guests your way.
In good company.
01 / Marketing advice
Marketing advice.
A clearer direction.
Been welcoming guests for years, or just starting out? We assess where your marketing and operations could work better, and help you turn those opportunities into practical steps towards better results.
02 / Website design
Websites that look
the part.
And do the job.
From a straightforward WordPress website to a highly custom build, we create the right website for your business and its guests. And we can stay on board to look after it.
03 / SEO & AI
SEO & AI.
Be the place they find.
We assess your website and search opportunities, then build a realistic plan for being found through search engines and AI-assisted discovery. Organic visibility comes first, with paid media where it can fill a useful gap.
From a search to a conversation.
Different ways of asking. The same opportunity to be found.
A few familiar places
Hospitality marketing.
In good company.
Hospitality entrepreneurs ourselves. Partners to the people running these places.
Working together since 2023
Sediba
As Sediba’s online marketing partner, we work with the lodge team to keep improving its presence and guest journey online.
Our own villas
Nomads Den
We handled the marketing from the ground up, helping the villas achieve strong nightly rates, occupancy and search rankings.
Your next chapter starts here.
Let’s bring
it to life.
Tell us what you’ve got on your mind.
mailroom@fatdassie.co.za
04 / Social media management
Social media.
Keep the feeling alive.
A consistent, authentic connection with past, current and future guests. We plan and manage your social presence with the same care you put into your hospitality.
Stay a little longer. The fire is still going.
The atmosphere.It’s the little things that stay with you.
The details.The kind of evening you wish would last.
The experience.Some encounters leave you lost for words.
The encounters.Coffee tastes better out here.
The mornings.The locals know all the best sunbathing spots.
The locals.A good reason to take the long way back.
The golden hours.Sometimes, the best thing to do is just watch.
The quiet moments.Same bush. A different view every day.
The wild.A content demonstration. Swipe or use the controls to explore.