A explosão do espaço de ofertas

Irene Ng no seu livro "The Pricing and Revenue Management of Services - A strategic approach" retrata bem o que é Mongo e a explosão de oportunidades de procura e oferta que se colocam cada vez mais:
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"Many service industries are starting to change traditional lifestyles, creating value that is elusive to capture. There are now more ways than ever to sell and deliver services. From the selling perspective, supermarkets can now sell insurance and broadband services and the mobile phone can now be a channel to sell news, music and books. From the delivery perspective, technology is now able to bring healthcare and education to the home, and banking to the beach via your laptop.
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With the proliferation of sales and delivery channels, service entrepreneurs and innovators are able to discover ways and means to uncover latent need for convenience and time, and meet them in innovative ways. Markets are now being divided into finer segments, leading to the term micro-segmentation, where it is now possible to price for each of these micro-segments. Adding to the complexity is the proliferation of brands worldwide. Brands create unique perceptions, appeal to segments through their identity, (Moi ici: Recordar este texto sobre a perda da identidade: "In their race for growth and their continued efforts to cut costs, many leaders forget the true enabler of profitability, value creation, and competitive advantage: a company's distinctive corporate identity." ) personality and meaning. Capturing that intangible brand value in the price of a service is a monumental task.
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Furthermore, the impact of globalisation is increasingly being felt the world over. While more markets are accessible thereby increasing potential demand, there is also greater pressure on firms to provide the same services at lower costs since companies abroad can now offer the same services as the firm down the road. Accountants in India are able to assist Americans in completing their tax return without leaving their country and X-rays taken in Britian could be analysed by radiologists in Russia. The landscape of the service economy is changing fast, posing a challenge to economists, regulators and marketers."