Free offsite resource: 8 steps for planning your company retreat

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Written By BoomPop Team

BoomPop’s new event planning resource is here.

Offsites Simplified: 8 Steps for Planning Your Company Retreat

This ebook was carefully crafted by our team of planning experts to help you organize incredible company events.

We’ll walk you through all the most critical stages of planning, plus common challenges, best practices, and data-driven insights.

  1. Create a strategy for how in-person events will help your organization succeed

  2. Gather information about attendee preferences, company policies, resources

  3. Set goals for your event and begin to shape an agenda around reaching them

  4. Assess your budget and how to align your spend with the goals you've created

  5. Book venues and activities that will delight your unique group of attendees

  6. Share your agenda with attendees and begin to make travel arrangements

  7. Manage day-of logistics like vendor and attendee communication

  8. Follow-up and get feedback on what to improve, then adjust your strategy

To learn more, download the ebook now at no cost or schedule a call with our team of experts.

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