Onboarding, adoption & customer success · Core
Account management
Also called: account servicing
ELI5
Ongoing commercial and relationship management of existing customers.
Used in conversation
“Who owns the recovery plan if account management moves in the wrong direction?”
Pitch context
You will see “Account management” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches onboarding, adoption & customer success.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret onboarding, adoption & customer success without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- IFRS Foundation — IFRS GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16