In two days, I've had ~200 hits to the following page http://www.behindthemixer.com/article-waterproof-microphone.php I have the chitika link near the bottom of the article right after the paragraph that mentioned the product which shows in the chitika window. That page has shown my average for adsense CTR on that site. But the chitika has shown 0 clicks. What am I doing wrong? BTW, I was going to add the box style chitika but the horizontal style seemed to fit better.
Though you mention the device in the text and that might up the CTR, I'd personally try and find a product with a more descriptive picture. Something where you can see what the product is. You could also try and having "Description" as the default tab.
look at your page from a users point of view. a user has to scroll down only then he sees the chitika ad. place the ad on top of the page, your CTR will improve a lot. try it...
Try adding more than just 1 Chitika ad to the page. Maybe one on the top and one half way down the page.